A split-finger fastball or splitter is an off-speed pitch in baseball that initially looks like a fastball from the batters perspective, but then drops suddenly. Derived from the forkball, it is aptly named because the pitcher puts the index and middle finger on different sides of the ball.[1]
- ^ "Split-Finger Fastball, Once Popular, Is Falling Away". New York Times. Associated Press. October 1, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
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