cut fastball

== English == === Noun === cut fastball (plural cut fastballs) (baseball) A pitch thrown with an offset grip and a moderate amount of added pressure by middle finger yielding a combination of backspin and some sidespin, resulting in motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher with velocity only slightly diminished from that of a fastball ==== Synonyms ==== cutter === See also === curveball fastball slider two-seam fastball split-finger fastball sinker screwball knuckleball