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Baseball pitch that does not travel straight
it, sometimes both (see slider). A breaking ball is not a specific pitch by that name, but is any pitch that "breaks", such as a curveball, slider, or
Breaking_ball
American political and news podcast
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar (or simply Breaking Points) is an American political and news video podcast hosted by Krystal Ball, Saagar Enjeti
Breaking_Points
especially one who specializes in breaking balls with a lot of movement. Also for a particularly impressive breaking ball, especially one thrown for a third
Glossary_of_baseball_terms
Ball used in the sport of baseball
"Bonds Hits No. 756 to Break Aaron's Record". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2015. "Barry Bonds Record-Breaking 756 Home Run Ball Sold for $752,467.20"
Baseball_(ball)
Baseball and softball pitch
the twentieth century, the term "slow ball" was used to denote pitches that were not a fastball or breaking ball, which almost always meant a type of changeup
Changeup
Baseball pitch
In baseball, a slider is a type of breaking ball, a pitch that moves or "breaks" as it approaches the batter. Due to the grip and wrist motion, the slider
Slider_(pitch)
American journalist and TV host (born 1981)
In May 2021, Ball and Enjeti announced that they were leaving the show in order to launch their own independent project titled Breaking Points with Krystal
Krystal_Ball
cue ball 1. Having the cue ball stop at or near the center of the table on a forceful break shot (the breaking ideal in many games such as nine-ball);
Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms
Baseball pitch
of pitch thrown in baseball. It is categorized as a breaking ball because of its downward break. The 12–6 curveball, unlike the normal curveball (also
12–6_curveball
Baseball pitch
is nothing like a knuckleball. The second type of knuckle curve is a breaking ball that is thrown with a grip similar to the knuckleball. Unlike a knuckleball
Knuckle_curve
Topics referred to by the same term
of shots in snooker Breaking ball, a pitch that does not travel straight like a fastball as it approaches the batter Surf break, place where a wave collapses
Break
Baseball or softball pitcher who throws the first pitch for their team in a game
than the slower breaking balls. The other hard breaking ball, the split-finger fastball (splitter), mimics the fastball. The splitter breaks late in its flight
Starting_pitcher
2009 television movie
Prison Break: The Final Break is a television film that is part of the Prison Break franchise. The movie was released on May 27, 2009. It serves as the
Prison_Break:_The_Final_Break
American crime drama TV series (2008–2013)
Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, a sequel film starring Paul, was released on Netflix and in selected theaters on October 11, 2019. Breaking Bad follows
Breaking_Bad
American baseball player (born 1986)
Kluber achieved high strikeout rates through a two-seam sinker and a breaking ball that variously resembled a slider and a curveball. Born in Birmingham
Corey_Kluber
Pool game popular in much of the world
Eight-ball (also spelled 8-ball or eightball, and sometimes called solids and stripes, spots and stripes, bigs and smalls, big ones and little ones, or
Eight-ball
Type of spin bowling in cricket
slip fielders. Alternatively, for a ball aimed outside the leg stump, the breaking may be so sharp that the ball goes behind a right-handed batter and
Leg_spin
Target zone for a pitched baseball
strikeout of that batter. A pitch that misses the strike zone is called a ball if the batter does not swing at it. Balls are desirable for the batter and
Strike_zone
American actress (1911–1989)
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, actress, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by Time in
Lucille_Ball
American actor (born 1989)
Patrick Marron Ball (born November 10, 1989) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Frank Langdon on the HBO Max medical drama television
Patrick_Ball_(actor)
American baseball player (born 1964)
Record-breaking Bonds ball nets $752,467". SFGate. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2007. "Buyer of 756th Home Run Ball Will
Barry_Bonds
2012 film by Robert Lorenz
proof they should draft Gentry. Gentry manages to hit home run on a breaking ball in his next game, but Gus owes it to high school pitching and an aluminum
Trouble_with_the_Curve
Baseball player (1913-1987)
Dazzy Vance, taught her to pitch and showed her his "drop ball", a type of breaking ball. Vance was a major league pitcher and would eventually be inducted
Jackie_Mitchell
Baseball relief pitcher who specializes in finishing close games
referred to as a fireman and stopper. Closers typically specialize in a breaking ball of some sort in order to minimize the risk of home runs late in games
Closer_(baseball)
American baseball player (born 1977)
Piniella praised Wood's performance, stating, "He threw the ball real good", and "His breaking ball had some bite to it, and he threw it up there about 93–94
Kerry_Wood
Baseball slang for a pitch intended to hit the batter
"Beanball" is a colloquialism used in baseball, for a ball thrown at an opposing player with the intention of striking them such as to cause harm, often
Beanball
Type of cue sport
the break shot be taken from a "break box" a rectangular box smaller than the regular nine-ball breaking area. While making the money ball on breaks are
Nine-ball
Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama. The original manga, written and illustrated
Dragon_Ball
Symmetry breaking through the vacuum state
Spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) is a spontaneous process of symmetry breaking, by which a physical system in a symmetric state spontaneously ends up
Spontaneous_symmetry_breaking
Japanese manga series
Dragon Ball Super (Japanese: ドラゴンボール超(スーパー), Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Sūpā) is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou
Dragon_Ball_Super
Positions in Gaelic sports
The centre forward also helps win breaking ball in the midfield, helping to win the possession to bring the ball forward. The centre forward operates
Gaelic football, hurling and camogie positions
Gaelic_football,_hurling_and_camogie_positions
Modern pool game
Ten-ball is a rotation pool game similar to nine-ball, but using ten balls instead of nine, and with the 10 ball instead of the 9 as the "money ball". Although
Ten-ball
American basketball player (born 1997)
Lonzo Anderson Ball (born October 27, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball
Lonzo_Ball
Topics referred to by the same term
a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler Slider (pitch), a breaking ball pitch in baseball Participant in a winter sport related to sledding
Slider
American baseball player (1841–1862)
away from the batter, making Creighton the inadvertent inventor of the breaking ball. "He threw much, much harder than anyone before him," wrote Creighton's
Jim_Creighton
Luxury hotel in Bangkok, Thailand
Square Ball: What Goes Into The World's Most Famous Ball Drop?". International Science Times. Retrieved 19 November 2015. "Record-breaking ball drop at
Lebua_at_State_Tower
1989–1996 television series based on the manga of the same name
Dragon Ball Z (DBZ) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the Dragon Ball media franchise, it serves as a direct sequel
Dragon_Ball_Z
Baseball player who can hit both left- and right-handed
they're hitting right-handed, it's tougher for them to see. And then, your breaking pitches are going away from their barrel rather than into their barrel
Switch_hitter
American political podcaster and journalist
co-hosting the American political news and opinion series Breaking Points alongside Krystal Ball. He previously hosted The Realignment with Marshall Kosloff
Saagar_Enjeti
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1994)
97.7 miles per hour (157.2 km/h) in his first nine MLB seasons. His breaking ball is a slider (40%) at an average 89.4 miles per hour (143.9 km/h). He
Edwin_Díaz
Illegal pitcher's move in baseball
NCAA rules governing college baseball, a balk results in a dead ball or delayed dead ball. In certain other circumstances, a balk may be wholly or partially
Balk
Type of bowling in cricket
break, which spins from left to right (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the pitch. For a right-handed batter, the ball breaks towards
Off_spin
Act of a pitcher throwing a baseball from a mound to home plate
Well-thrown breaking balls have movement, usually sideways or downward. A ball moves due to the changes in the pressure of the air surrounding the ball as a
Pitch_(baseball)
American rock band
James Klepaski joined Breaking Benjamin. In early 2002, over a dozen record companies visited a two-night showcase where Breaking Benjamin was playing
Breaking_Benjamin
Type of baseball pitch popular among right-handed Japanese pitchers
ball between the time the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand and crosses home plate. American baseball utilizes terms such as slider, screwball, breaking
Shuuto
Team sport
of play (overtime) until the score is no longer tied. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a
Basketball
Call by the umpire against a batter or runner
mistakes, known as strikes, without hitting the ball into fair territory); The batter flies out (they hit the ball and it is caught before landing); A baserunner
Out_(baseball)
2025–2026 concert tour by Lady Gaga
The Mayhem Ball was the eighth concert tour by the American singer Lady Gaga, in support of her album Mayhem (2025). The tour was announced following the
The_Mayhem_Ball
American baseball player (born 1952)
baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1977 through 1992, the breaking ball specialist played for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue
Dennis_Lamp
Folk game of pool
a new tie-breaking round begins. Three object balls (conventionally the 1, 2 and 3 balls) are racked either in a triangle with the apex ball on the foot
Three-ball
Removal of a participant due to a violation of the rules
defensive hanging on any part of the basket unit to successfully touch a ball (Rule 12), or any remaining in the game after six fouls when a team is out
Ejection_(sports)
Offensive strategy in basketball and handball
throw the ball is harder. Exhausting - The Fly has to sprint on offense, but has to hustle back on defense if the Fly fast break fails. Breaking down the
Fast_break
2008 video game
stripes) before potting the black 8-ball to win a game if holes are marked by a circular breaking-line. Potting the 8 ball before any of other balls will cause
8_Ball_Pool
Technique used in the sport of cricket
technique in cricket, in which the ball is made to curve through the air. This is in the hope that the change in the ball's flight path will deceive the batter
Swing_bowling
Sport
Vintage base ball is a version of baseball played as a historical reenactment of an earlier version of the game. Games are typically played using rules
Vintage_base_ball
Atmospheric electrical phenomenon
Ball lightning is a rare and unexplained phenomenon described as luminescent spherical objects that vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter.
Ball_lightning
Irish Gaelic footballer
Donegal county team. He writes a column for the Donegal Democrat ("The Breaking Ball") and is a health coach. He played county football from 1985 to 1998
Manus Boyle (Gaelic footballer)
Manus_Boyle_(Gaelic_footballer)
GAA football championship for 2024
11 October 2024. Ferry, Ryan. "Naomh Conaill chasing more history". Breaking Ball: Team-by-team guide to the Donegal Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships
2024 Donegal Senior Football Championship
2024_Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship
American TV series
its mid-season break in a new timeslot on April 17, 2009, for the series' last six episodes. Two additional episodes, titled "The Old Ball and Chain" and
Prison_Break
Heavy steel ball used for demolishing buildings
wrecking companies claim to have invented the wrecking ball. An early documented use was in the breaking up of the SS Great Eastern in 1888–1889, by Henry
Wrecking_ball
Illegal baseball pitch
spitter, mud ball, shine ball, supersinker, or vaseline ball (because originally, Vaseline was used to give the ball a little more break). A spitball
Spitball
American baseball player (1890-1928)
hand; when it healed it became hooked, which allowed him to throw a breaking ball as well as his spitter. As a prelude to his major league career, Shocker
Urban_Shocker
Equipment that protects the shin from injury
the stumps with his protected legs and prevent the ball from hitting the stumps, instead the ball bowled into the batsman. Thus, the protection provided
Shin_guard
Common theatre phrase meaning to stop acting
Examples of actors breaking character on television include: Lucille Ball, in a rare example of breaking character for her, was forced to break character during
Breaking_character
Japanese anime television series
Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It ran for a total of 153 episodes
Dragon_Ball_(TV_series)
Inflated ball used for basketball games
A basketball is a spherical ball used in basketball games. Basketballs usually range in size from very small promotional items that are only a few inches
Basketball_(ball)
1998 baseball video game
by pressing the A button, is always a fastball. The second pitch, a breaking ball, is thrown by pressing the B button. Pitches thrown with the B button
Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.
Major_League_Baseball_Featuring_Ken_Griffey_Jr.
English singer, presenter and actor (born 1962)
Michael Ashley Ball OBE (born 27 June 1962) is an English singer, presenter and actor. In 1985, he made his West End debut as Marius Pontmercy in the original
Michael_Ball
American baseball player (born 1983)
downward movement on his breaking ball. "This has a chance to be pretty good", Connor said. "He was busting his fastball 94–95, the ball was sinking, and his
Scott_Feldman
Baseball game on May 26, 1959
or a breaking ball, the only two pitches Haddix used in the game. If a fastball was coming, the towel was made visible to the batter; if a breaking pitch
Harvey Haddix's near-perfect game
Harvey_Haddix's_near-perfect_game
American baseball player (1954–1989)
an All-Star in 1985 after developing a splitter with a slider and a breaking ball. The game took place on October 12, 1986 in Anaheim. The Angels held
Donnie_Moore
Team sport played with a ball
their feet to propel a ball around a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line
Association_football
1991 Japanese film
- "Poison" American Pearl - "Seven Years" Breaking Point - "Under" Finger Eleven - "Stay and Drown" Breaking Point - "Falling Down" Drowning Pool - "Mute"
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Dragon_Ball_Z:_Cooler's_Revenge
July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-23. "BREAKING: Dragon Ball Super: Movie 2 is scheduled to release in 2022!" [Dragon Ball Super: Movie 2]. Twitter. Retrieved
List_of_Dragon_Ball_films
Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The franchise features an ensemble cast of characters and takes place in the
List of Dragon Ball characters
List_of_Dragon_Ball_characters
Baseball and Softball pitch
fastball and can also include late-breaking action caused by varying the pressure of the index and middle fingers on the ball. Several grips are used for a
Two-seam_fastball
Former baseball field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US (1887–1938)
then send an electronic signal – once for a fastball and twice for a breaking ball. Phillies infielder Pearce Chiles coached third-base, received the signal
Baker_Bowl
Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball
Baseball America as having the best breaking ball and best command among all college pitchers. In his three-year career at Ball State, Bullington posted a 29–11
2002 Major League Baseball draft
2002_Major_League_Baseball_draft
Preference or tendency to use a specific hand
ability to frame a right-handed pitcher's breaking balls. A right-handed catcher catches a right-hander's breaking ball across his body, with his glove moving
Handedness
American movie studio executive (1915–2007)
Frederick Henry Ball (July 17, 1915 – February 5, 2007) was an American movie studio executive and younger brother of Lucille Ball. Ball was born on July
Fred_Ball
Overview article
and attempt to pot one colour. Should a cue ball be touched with the tip while "in-hand", i.e. when breaking-off or playing from the "D" after being potted
Rules_of_snooker
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1976)
"best breaking ball I've seen; Bert Blyleven doesn't throw it better [...] you don't know where it's going to land. He changes speeds with the breaking ball
Javier_Vázquez_(baseball)
Confection made to honor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A Mozartkugel (German: [ˈmoːtsaʁtˌkuːɡl̩] ; English: "Mozart ball"; pl. Mozartkugeln) is a small, round sugar confection made of pistachio, marzipan, and
Mozartkugel
Cue sport
white cue ball, 15 reds and six colours — yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black. Using a snooker cue, players take turns to strike the cue ball to pot
Snooker
Fighting video game series
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, known as in Japan as simply Dragon Ball Z, is a series of fighting video games based on the anime series Dragon Ball Z, itself
Dragon_Ball_Z:_Budokai
American actor
such as Breaking Bad, The Leftovers, Nashville, The Night Shift, Preacher, and Cruel Summer. In addition to the role of Beerus in the Dragon Ball franchise
Jason_Douglas
Dominican baseball player (born 1979)
signature home run swing included a drop to one knee when connecting with a breaking ball, particularly notable during Game 5 of the 2011 World Series against
Adrián_Beltré
English boxer (born 1997)
Ball (born 28 February 1997) is a British professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title from 2024 to 2026. Ball turned
Nick_Ball_(boxer)
American baseball player (1951–2002)
attempted to steal signs from the catcher and thought the pitch would be a breaking ball away, but it was actually an inside fastball. At the start of the same
Al_Cowens
American baseball pitcher (born 1978)
Cardinals' first baseman Albert Pujols on a breaking ball in the first inning to reach 1,082 strikeouts, breaking Teddy Higuera's club mark.[citation needed]
Ben_Sheets
Topics referred to by the same term
potential audience reaction to a proposed television series Backdoor breaking ball, a type of pitch Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot, a computer worm Music: Backdoor
Back_door
Highest single score in the cue sport snooker
ten‑pin bowling. A break of up to 155 is possible if the referee awards a free ball before any of the reds have been potted, but breaks exceeding 147 are
Maximum_break
Episodes of Japanese anime series
Dragon Ball is the first of two anime adaptations of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Produced by Toei Animation, the anime series premiered
List_of_Dragon_Ball_episodes
Type of delivery in cricket
set up Maddy with two balls breaking away from him, Vettori then bowled a perfectly disguised arm ball. Thinking the ball was another stock delivery,
Arm_ball
Bat-and-ball game
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several
Baseball
Type of pitch in baseball
bowling ball. The amount of break on the ball depends on how hard the pitcher can snap the throw off, or how much forward spin can be put on the ball. The
Curveball
Pairs playing format in the game of golf
Four-ball is a pairs playing format in the game of golf. It is also known as better ball or best ball. It is also sometimes abbreviated as 4BBB. In a stroke
Four-ball_golf
Team ball sport
pitcher throws the ball underhand to batters. In fast-pitch, the ball is typically thrown with a "windmill" motion and releasing the ball at hip level. Pitchers
Softball
Baseball video game series
both directions with his pitches. Mike Scott has a sharp and deceptive breaking ball. The best pitcher is debatable, depending on how they are used by the
R.B.I._Baseball
American businessman and founder of Big Baller Brand (born 1967)
Ball (born October 23, 1967) is an American businessman who is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of sports apparel company Big Baller Brand
LaVar_Ball
BREAKING BALL
BREAKING BALL
Girl/Female
Biblical
Breakings, hopes.
Biblical
breaking the law
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brookins. This is the most frequent form of the surname in the British Isles.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Breaking of Day
Girl/Female
Biblical
Kettles, breaking asunder.
Girl/Female
Indian
Creating
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Speaking
Boy/Male
Biblical
Breaking, hope.
Biblical
breaking; hope
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Son of the Red-haired
Biblical
kettles; breaking asunder
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Dreaming
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Breezing
Biblical
breakings; hopes
Boy/Male
Biblical
Breaking the law.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Splitting; Breaking
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) : habitational name from a place on the Isle of Wight named Brading, from Old English brerd ‘hillside’ + -ingas ‘dwellers at’, i.e. ‘(settlement of) the dwellers on the hillside’.
Boy/Male
English
Son of Reed.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Rēadingas ‘people of Rēad(a)’, a byname meaning ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, an unattested Old English ryding.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Breaking; Splitting
BREAKING BALL
BREAKING BALL
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nishanthy | நீஷாநதà¯à®¯
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gurmanshu | கà¯à®°à¯à®®à®¾à®‚à®·à¯
This name means achieving all, All-knowing
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Goddess Lakshmi
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, Portuguese, Shakespearean, Swedish
Constancy; Steadfastness
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Pakistani, Tamil, Urdu
Unperceived Pearl
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Victorious in Religion Islam
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lakshmipati | லகà¯à®·à¯à®®à¯€à®ªà®¤à®¿
Lord Vishnu, Husband of Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
A Maiden who Looks After Cows
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Jamaican, Norse, Scandinavian, Teutonic
Deer Wood; From the Deer Forest
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Latin Louisa, LOVIISA means "famous warrior."Â
BREAKING BALL
BREAKING BALL
BREAKING BALL
BREAKING BALL
BREAKING BALL
a.
Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
a.
Mean; sneaking.
a.
Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use.
n.
An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Break
n.
The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.
n.
The act or process of generating or bearing.
n.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky.
a.
Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.
n.
A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
n.
Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
a.
Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.
n.
Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.
n.
The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.
n.
A breaking in; inroad; invasion.
n.
The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.
n.
That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall.
n.
Breathing place; vent.
n.
Direct, forcible, and effective speaking.
n.
Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.