Backdoor Slider

What does backdoor slider mean?

A pitch that breaks over the plate

A baseball term that describes a pitch that breaks over a small part of the strike zone, just before it is caught, when it appears to be out of the zone.

Example

He rings him up with a backdoor slider

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Sports TermsBaseball
Updated July 22, 2015

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