English Dictionary

split-finger fastball

名詞

(baseball) A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate.

日本語の意味

野球における変化球の一種。人差し指と中指の間にボールを挟んで投げることで、適度な回転とバックスピンを生み出し、プレートに近づくにつれて沈む性質を持つピッチ。 / 投球時に指を広げる特殊な握り方を用いた速球で、速さと変化の両方を兼ね備え、打者に対して予測を難しくする役割を果たす。

The veteran pitcher relied on his split-finger fastball to induce grounders and weak contact in tight situations.

そのベテラン投手は、中指と人差し指の間にボールを挟んで握り、適度なバック回転がかかる球で窮地の場面にゴロや弱い当たりを誘っていた。

意味（1）

(baseball) A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate.

His strikeout pitch was his split-finger fastball.

split-finger fastballs （ plural ）