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cut fastball

[ kuht fast-bawl ]

noun

, Baseball.
  1. a fast pitch similar to a slider but delivered with a flick of the wrist, which abbreviates, or cuts, the turn of the ball upon release:

    It doesn’t matter that he always tosses the same cut fastball because it’s always too filthy to hit.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cut fastball1

First recorded in 1975–80

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