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a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
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Inside the opening 10 seconds, Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford pumps a long ball forward that Soumare misses.
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Gonzalo Lujan sent a long ball to Allende, who back-footed it to Luis Suarez, who passed it back to Allende, who scored a golazo to give Inter Miami the lead in the 46th minute.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Most of the Wildcats’ most incisive passes skimmed across the turf, immune to the same gusts that could knock a long ball off-course in the air.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
For now, however, he shouldn’t be counted upon to deliver the long ball.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Gonzalo Lujan sent a long ball to Allende, who back-footed it to Luis Suarez, who passed it back to Allende, who scored a golazo to give Inter Miami the lead in the 46th minute.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Most of the Wildcats’ most incisive passes skimmed across the turf, immune to the same gusts that could knock a long ball off-course in the air.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
For now, however, he shouldn’t be counted upon to deliver the long ball.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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