breaking ball

noun

baseball
: a pitch that curves
The pitcher threw a breaking ball.

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The next batter, Sogard, pulled a hanging breaking ball from Hentges off the Green Monster, driving in Monasterio and tying the game. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026 His mechanics, fastball life, and plus breaking ball offer the development staff significant upside. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 Olson crushed a breaking ball for a 422-foot homer, his 32nd of the year, into the waterfall in center field. — Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 In the top of the third inning, Lombard, in his second at-bat, pummeled a breaking ball into the visitors' bullpen for a solo home run for the Jupiter Hammerheads. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breaking ball

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“Breaking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaking%20ball. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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