comebacker
noun
come·back·er
ˈkəm-ˌba-kər 
plural comebackers
1
baseball
: a ground ball hit directly to the pitcher
… Cormier had retired Mo Vaughn … on a weak comebacker to the mound to end the seventh.—
Gordon Edes
Gordon Edes2
golf
: a putt back to the hole after a preceding putt has rolled past it
After pitching to within 20 feet of the pin, Junior runs his first putt four feet past and then misses the comebacker.—Jaime Diaz
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Victor Caratini hit a soft comebacker to Holmes, who easily made the putout at first base for the third out.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gave an update on pitcher Bobby Miller after he was hit in the head by a line-drive comebacker during a spring training game.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Jared Young, in camp on a minor league contract, hit a hard comebacker on the final pitch of his outing.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
But in mid-June he was hit in the face by a comebacker, fracturing his cheekbone and sidelining him for two months.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Apr. 2024
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gave an update on pitcher Bobby Miller after he was hit in the head by a line-drive comebacker during a spring training game.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Jared Young, in camp on a minor league contract, hit a hard comebacker on the final pitch of his outing.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
But in mid-June he was hit in the face by a comebacker, fracturing his cheekbone and sidelining him for two months.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Comebacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comebacker. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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