Complete Definition of "four-seam fastball"

English
Noun
four-seam fastball (plural: four-seam fastballs)

#baseball A backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
#: The pitcher had a blazing four-seamer.

See also
curveball
slider
fastball
cut fastball
two-seam fastball
split-finger fastball
sinker
screwball
knuckleball

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