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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Despite their struggles and defensive challenges, the Magic are vastly improving their aggressive approach for the long ball.
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Villanova made a Final Four-record 18 3-pointers Saturday night and also became the most prolific 3-point shooting team in college basketball history, playing long ball to snuff out the Jayhawks early in a 95-79 victory.
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Spread out on offense, shoot the long ball, drive for layups.
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The Tigers scored all of its runs in the first three innings of the game, with the help of the long ball.
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Adams fed Delgado with a short pass then took off, and the Toronto FC man sent a long ball over the Paraguayan midfield and on to the foot of his streaking teammate.
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But those figures don't account for the steady diet of strikes hitters like Gordon receive, with pitchers less fearful of giving up a long ball.
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Philips, a senior defender, moved up the left side and lofted a long ball over the St. Francis defense to Bradley-Leon, who got to it before goalkeeper Courtney Kozak and knocked it inside the left post.
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Stanford shot the long ball itself, hitting 9 of 17.
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First Known Use of long ball
1938
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