: a baseball pitch in which the ball is gripped between the forked index and middle fingers

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Armed with a sinker, splitter/forkball, curve, sweeper and cutter, Leiter Jr. also had a 4.21 ERA over 39 games before Tuesday’s game. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024 Senga, 31, retired the first seven batters Sunday and faced the minimum through three innings, using a pitch mix that included a mid-90s fastball, a cutter, a sweeper, a slider and his signature forkball. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024

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First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of forkball was in 1936

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“Forkball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forkball. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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