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The starter relied heavily on his splitter, getting eight of his swing and misses on the pitch and throwing it for about 36 percent of his pitches.—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025 Duran sent the splitter into the visitors’ bullpen, and the Red Sox were within a run.—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center field, giving New York a 1-0 lead.—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025 In recent years, his arsenal has consisted of 4-5 different pitches - splitter, four-seam fastball, cutter, curve and slider.—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for splitter
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