See split-finger fastball on Wiktionary
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"(baseball) A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate."
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"word": "快速指叉球"
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