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FLUTTERBALL [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A type of pitch where the pitcher grips the ball with his fingernails, fingertips, or knuckles. The ball thrown with little or no rotation, is usually unpredictable and therefore difficult to catch or to hit.

OBS

Two of the sources consulted establish that "flutterball" is a synonym of "knuckleball".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Type de lancer qui assure à la balle un minimum de rotation et qui en rend la trajectoire très aléatoire.

OBS

Le terme «balle-papillon» est un générique qui s'applique à la fois à «knuckle ball» et à «floater».

OBS

La «balle-papillon» étant désignée par un terme passé dans l'usage, la graphie avec trait d'union devrait être privilégiée.

Spanish

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