How to Use breaking ball in a Sentence

breaking ball

noun

• The breaking ball wasn’t as sharp.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
• The breaking ball was good, got some swing and miss.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
• And the breaking ball is Dancer, right?
  — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026
• The breaking ball’s always been his third pitch.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
• Go in and out with the heater, try to finish with the breaking ball.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
• The right breaking ball can turn a fringe prospect into a big leaguer.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
• Stallings hung the breaking ball and Bader wasn’t fooled.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
• The home run came at the wrong spot, a first pitch breaking ball and the hitter put a good swing on it.
  — Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
• With his main weapons doing the job, Weaver hasn’t needed a breaking ball.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 May 2024
• Ohtani swung over a Porter Hodge breaking ball in a one-run game in the ninth inning.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
• The other was a breaking ball that dove toward the outside corner and stayed down.
  — Gqlshare, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
• Ramos chopped the breaking ball weakly to the third-base side and sprinted up the line to try to beat out a single.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
• Just the one breaking ball got away from him there and (Kansas City) was able to score the run.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
• Neither has thrown a plus breaking ball so far, but both have been excellent pitchers at their best.
  — Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
• Keep an eye on righty Landen Roupp, whose breaking ball is major league ready.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• The second swing was more of an off-balanced flail, the telltale sign of being fooled by a breaking ball.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
• Ray didn’t throw any curveballs against the A’s, but confirmed that the breaking ball will still be part of the mix.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
• But Gray probably has the better breaking ball.
  — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
• After two pitches, Yearwood threw his breaking ball.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
• With or without the breaking ball, the Yankees are counting on Hill to keep up the good work.
  — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
• In the first inning, Pasquantino laced a breaking ball into center field.
  — Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
• The fastball command, both sides of the plate, hits the low dart, the split down below that, stealing the strike with the breaking ball.
  — Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024
• The breaking ball got a little better and the location got a little bit better.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
• But unlike their battle the previous night, this breaking ball was not off the plate, but rather knee high and over the inner half.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
• The at-bat continued and Kelly struck Correa out with a breaking ball in the dirt.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
• There’s a no-doubt starter in here — above-average fastball, plus changeup, throws strikes, and enough breaking ball that is at least a fourth starter.
  — Keith Law, New York Times, 7 July 2026
• His fastball hovered in the low 90s, and his breaking ball kept Indians on their toes.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
• The senior mixes in a sharp breaking ball and his ability to throw it for strikes kept Fishers off balance all game.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
• During his matchup against Adames, Verlander threw a breaking ball down-and-away that Adames laid off.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
• Mora strikesout swinging, and Qualia gets Carson on a breaking ball that nicks the corner of the zone.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026