A baseball pitch in which the ball is released from the palm and thumb rather than the fingers.
手掌球（棒球投手用手掌和拇指投出的球）
Example sentencesExamples
Saunders throws a version of the palm ball, with the ball resting in the back of his hand instead of being supported by fingers.
In college and the minor leagues, Etherton's out pitch was a palm ball, which resembles a slow forkball because of the way it dives as it approaches the plate.
He needs to prove he isn't a one-year wonder and is capable of getting outs against hitters now familiar with his palm ball.
Blair has emerged as a reliable long man because of a newly developed palm ball.
He had a palm ball that batters couldn't hit, as well as good control.
Definition of palm ball in US English:
palm ball
(also palmball)
noun
An off-speed pitch in which the ball is released from the palm and thumb rather than the fingers.
手掌球（棒球投手用手掌和拇指投出的球）
Example sentencesExamples
In college and the minor leagues, Etherton's out pitch was a palm ball, which resembles a slow forkball because of the way it dives as it approaches the plate.
He had a palm ball that batters couldn't hit, as well as good control.
Blair has emerged as a reliable long man because of a newly developed palm ball.
He needs to prove he isn't a one-year wonder and is capable of getting outs against hitters now familiar with his palm ball.
Saunders throws a version of the palm ball, with the ball resting in the back of his hand instead of being supported by fingers.