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The Angels slugger saw a 1-0 splitter in the zone and blasted the ball 401 feet to center field.—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025 In each of the last three seasons, the righty unintentionally added more east-west movement, giving the splitter more horizontal break than any other one in baseball.—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 May 2025 So far, his trademark splitter has been an effective weapon, yielding just a .158 batting average to opponents while generating whiffs on 35% of swings.—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 Acquired from the Reds over the offseason, Cruz quickly established himself as a strikeout machine with the Yankees, thanks in large part to his splitter.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for splitter
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