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Forkball

The forkball is a type of pitch in baseball. Related to the split-finger fastball, the forkball is held between the first two fingers and thrown hard, snapping the wrist. Because its movement is similar to that of a spitball, the pitch is often called the "dry spitter".

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Use in professional baseball

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Forkball

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Edges31
Triples25
Avg. degree1.94
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related to Use in professional baseball · 24
Forkball → Boston Red Sox, Chien-Ming Wang, Edwar Ramírez, Hideo Nomo, In, Japanese, Joe Bush, José Arredondo, José Contreras, José Valverde, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Speier, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Ken Hill, Kevin Appier, Kodai Senga, Many, New York Mets, Notably, Philadelphia Athletics
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Forkball → type of pitch in baseball

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Forkballis atype of pitch in baseball0.90text
Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballJoe Bush0.60section
Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballPhiladelphia Athletics0.60section
Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballBoston Red Sox0.60section
Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballWorld War0.60section
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Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballTom Henke0.60section
Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballKevin Appier0.60section
Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballHideo Nomo0.60section
Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballJosé Valverde0.60section
Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballJosé Arredondo0.60section
Forkballrelated to Use in professional baseballKen Hill0.60section

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