Definition of long ball
: home run
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Examples of long ball in a Sentence
a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
Recent Examples of long ball from the Web
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The long ball Florida's all-around offense is far and away improved from the lineup that won a national championship.
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Two games later, in a 6-1 win at the Minnesota Twins, Murray launches a three-run shot that travels 442 feet, the second-longest ball ever hit in the Metrodome (Murray holds the record, too).
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Mississippi averted a shutout when Abbey Latham homered in the seventh, her third long ball in two regional games.
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The long ball, though, has been a problem worth watching.
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His one long ball, however, helped stop a 13-1 run to push the lead back to 73-63.
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His seeing-eye long ball to Adams led directly to a penalty kick converted by forward Bobby Wood.
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The Pelicans used the long ball in four first-round wins against the Blazers, setting a franchise playoff record with 12 in Game 2 of that series.
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McClearin, who became the first participant in Samford Media Home Run Derby history to hit one out of the ballpark (365 feet), then tallied one long ball in the final round.
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First Known Use of long ball
1938
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