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{{Short description|Baseball pitch}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}} [[File:Split-finger fastball 1.JPG|thumb]] [[File:Split-finger fastball 2.JPG|thumb]] A '''split-finger fastball''' or '''splitter''' is an [[off-speed pitch]] in [[baseball]] that initially looks like a [[fastball]] from the batters perspective, but then drops suddenly. Derived from the [[forkball]], it is aptly named because the pitcher puts the index and middle finger on different sides of the ball.<ref name="Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/sports/baseball/split-finger-fastball-use-of-a-popular-pitch-falls-off-the-table.html|title=Split-Finger Fastball, Once Popular, Is Falling Away|date=October 1, 2011|agency=Associated Press|work=New York Times|access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>
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