1
: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
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In terms of work, Meyer added a sinker and a sweeper to his pitch arsenal that already featured a four-seam fastball, slider and changeup.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Fitzgerald fled after a street sweeper pulled in near the assault, but police found him about 10 minutes later, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
Treinen rewarded his manager’s faith in him by retiring the dangerous Giancarlo Stanton on a first-pitch fly out to right field and striking out Anthony Rizzo with a nasty 86-mph sweeper to end the inning.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
According to Statcast, the sweeper has been Coulombe's most reliable strikeout pitch over the last two seasons, using out to put away batters on 24.3 percent of his K's in 2023, upping that rate to 28.1 percent in 2024.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Fitzgerald fled after a street sweeper pulled in near the assault, but police found him about 10 minutes later, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
Treinen rewarded his manager’s faith in him by retiring the dangerous Giancarlo Stanton on a first-pitch fly out to right field and striking out Anthony Rizzo with a nasty 86-mph sweeper to end the inning.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
According to Statcast, the sweeper has been Coulombe's most reliable strikeout pitch over the last two seasons, using out to put away batters on 24.3 percent of his K's in 2023, upping that rate to 28.1 percent in 2024.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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