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: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
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Hitters still struggled to hit the forkball last season, but hit his sweeper and sinker hard, and to a lesser extent, his cutter as well.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Ciscar features the two-seam fastball, a sweeper and a changeup.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
From there, the team’s two sweepers use special brooms to help warm the ice and enable its slick glide toward the target.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
But with every additional sweeper thrown, the hitters got better at seeing and hitting the pitch.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Ciscar features the two-seam fastball, a sweeper and a changeup.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
From there, the team’s two sweepers use special brooms to help warm the ice and enable its slick glide toward the target.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
But with every additional sweeper thrown, the hitters got better at seeing and hitting the pitch.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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