1
: one that sweeps
2
: a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal
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The only reason it hasn’t been classified as a sweeper by Statcast is because Rodríguez is throwing it just as hard as his slider.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Ohtani’s scoreless inning included strikeouts of Luis Garcia Jr. on a sweeper and Nathaniel Lowe on a cutter, representing his first strikeouts since returning from Tommy John surgery.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
The third lane, which contained most of the glass, remained closed until Interstate Maintenance staff arrived with a sweepers and blowers at 11:45 a.m., Moody said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
Three steaks Tyler Wade was in out front of a 1-1 sweeper near the bottom of the zone and fouled it off.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Ohtani’s scoreless inning included strikeouts of Luis Garcia Jr. on a sweeper and Nathaniel Lowe on a cutter, representing his first strikeouts since returning from Tommy John surgery.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
The third lane, which contained most of the glass, remained closed until Interstate Maintenance staff arrived with a sweepers and blowers at 11:45 a.m., Moody said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
Three steaks Tyler Wade was in out front of a 1-1 sweeper near the bottom of the zone and fouled it off.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
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“Sweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeper. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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