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breaking ball
(redirected from Breaking pitch)

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Noun1.breaking ball - a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batterbreaking ball - a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
curve ball, bender, curve
pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
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Big Papi got the call on a breaking pitch that just missed the strike zone, then managed to check his swing on a 3-2 pitch that swerved inside, nearly hitting him.
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got Ortiz to lunge at a breaking pitch in the first inning and Boston's All-Star designated hitter fouled out weakly to first baseman Derek Wathan.
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And many of them will tell you that a nice breaking pitch is the easiest ball to hit.
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