Cutter
A breaking fastball
Example
He rings him up with a cutter that ran inside on the hitter
Related Slang
Uncle Charlie | Curve ball |
Sweeper | A breaking ball that sweeps horizontally |
Ace | Best starting pitcher |
SP | Starting pitcher |
Hill | Pitcher's mound |
Jam | To pitch near a batter's hands |
Maddux | Complete game shutout with less than 100 pitches |
IP | Innings pitched |
Paint the corner | To pitch the ball over the edge of home plate |
Southpaw | Left-handed pitcher |
A baseball term for a pitch that is similar to a fastball but has a late break; utilized by many famous pitchers, including Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Andy Pettitte, and Jon Lester.