Slider (pitch)
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In baseball, a slider is a fastball pitch that tails laterally and down through the batter's hitting zone. It is thrown at a speed that is lower than a fastball, but higher than the pitcher's curveball.
The break on the pitch is shorter than that of the curveball, and the release technique is between those of a curveball and a fastball. The slider is similar to the cutter, a fastball pitch, but is more of a breaking ball than the cutter. The slider is also known as a heater, a fastball, or a sweeping fastball.