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two-seam fastballs

two-seam fastballs is the plural of two-seam fastball.

Meaning of two-seam fastball

Noun

two-seam fastball (plural two-seam fastballs)

  1. A pitch thrown with a grip in the "horseshoe" orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less Magnus effect as compared to a four-seam fastball since only two of the ball's seams cross the flight path; the pitch is delivered with a similar velocity as a four-seam fastball, but has a degree of sink.
    • His two-seamer has a heavy sink and keeps the infielders busy.

Questions about two-seam fastballs

What is two-seam fastballs the plural of?
Two-seam fastballs is the plural of two-seam fastball.

Words near two-seam fastballs in the dictionary

  1. two-pronged
  2. two-ranked
  3. two-reeler
  4. two-reelers
  5. two-seam fastball
  6. two-seam fastballs
  7. two-seamer
  8. two-seamers
  9. two-seater
  10. two-seaters
  11. two-second rule

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