1
: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
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Pitching coach Justin Willard helped him with some adjustments on his sweeper, and the veteran has reintroduced his cutter.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
The path of his sweeper got lost.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Webb’s 1-2 sweeper to Turang was down and away, nowhere near the strike zone, but Turang found a way to get under the breaking ball and flip it into left field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Bowen got his first big-league hit by going down to get a sweeper low and well off the plate and slapping it over second baseman Bryson Stott.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
The path of his sweeper got lost.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Webb’s 1-2 sweeper to Turang was down and away, nowhere near the strike zone, but Turang found a way to get under the breaking ball and flip it into left field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Bowen got his first big-league hit by going down to get a sweeper low and well off the plate and slapping it over second baseman Bryson Stott.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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