slurve

American  

[slurv] / slɜrv /

noun

Baseball.

1. a pitch similar to a slider in delivery but with more curve to the ball’s path.

   He throws a hard slurve, which has resulted in a lot of swinging strikeouts.

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Etymology

Origin of slurve

First recorded in 1975–80; blend of slider ( def. ) and curve ( def. )

Example Sentences

Brewers starter José Quintana left him an inside slurve.

From Los Angeles Times

In the bottom of the first, he finally shut everybody up when he connected on a full-count slurve from the Brewers’ lefty starter Jose Quintana and drove it into oblivion.

From Los Angeles Times

Badly slumping Freddie Freeman was bailed out of an 0-and-2 count on a wild slurve from Soroka that hit his foot.

From Los Angeles Times

Berrios threw his slurve 39 times, more than any other pitch.

From Seattle Times

They were shut out for six-plus innings by Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios and his nasty sinker/slurve combo.

From Seattle Times