knuckleball
noun
knuck·le·ball
ˈnə-kəl-ˌbȯl 
: a slow baseball pitch that moves erratically and unpredictably and that is thrown with little spin by gripping the ball with the knuckles or the tips of the fingers pressed against the top
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The Angels saw a total of 31 knuckleballs among Waldron’s 95 pitches.
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Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 3 June 2024
What about the mixed messages dancing about like a Matt Waldron knuckleball when Wrigley Field, Chase Field, Nationals Park and more have sportsbooks on-site?
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
McCaskill nearly created a goal for herself, stealing the ball and driving a 17-yard knuckleball that Haracic knocked away.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
In the late MacLachlan's final novel, the daughter of a minor league pitcher practices in secret, trying to master the knuckleball.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
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Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 3 June 2024
What about the mixed messages dancing about like a Matt Waldron knuckleball when Wrigley Field, Chase Field, Nationals Park and more have sportsbooks on-site?
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
McCaskill nearly created a goal for herself, stealing the ball and driving a 17-yard knuckleball that Haracic knocked away.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
In the late MacLachlan's final novel, the daughter of a minor league pitcher practices in secret, trying to master the knuckleball.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
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knuckleball
noun
knuck·le·ball
ˈnək-əl-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch gripped with the knuckles or fingertips and thrown with very little spin
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