Heater

What is a heater in baseball?

A fastball

A term that refers to an impressive fastball thrown by a baseball or softball pitcher; often reaches over 100mph; fearsome heater-throwing pitchers include Randy Johnson, Aroldis Chapman, Joel Zumaya, and Nolan Ryan.

Example

I would never bat against Nolan Ryan, his heater would make me wet myself

Related Slang

HeatA high velocity pitch
ERAEarned run average
MLBMajor League Baseball
ALAmerican League
NLNational League
ABAt bat
RBIRuns batted in
IAWMPI almost wet my pants

Categories

Sports TermsBaseball
Updated December 14, 2015

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