comebacker
noun
come·back·er ˈkəm-ˌba-kər 
plural comebackers
1
baseball : a ground ball hit directly to the pitcher
… Cormier had retired Mo Vaughn … on a weak comebacker to the mound to end the seventh.
Gordon Edes
Gordon Edes2
golf : a putt back to the hole after a preceding putt has rolled past it
After pitching to within 20 feet of the pin, Junior runs his first putt four feet past and then misses the comebacker. Jaime Diaz
Jaime Diaz
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah allowed four runs in an outing for the third time this season as the Detroit Tigers capitalized on their opportunities before the All-Star pitcher exited in the sixth inning, chased by a comebacker. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2022 Noland struck out Alberto Osuna and fielded a comebacker off his torso to escape the jam. Andrew Joseph, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2022 With Reservoir threatening to score in the bottom of the fifth and lead-off hitter Maggie Frisvold at the plate, Richard fielded the sharp comebacker to close out the inning. Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022 In the 10th, the Giants turned in more standout defense, with Tony Watson fielding a comebacker by Patrick Mazeika and going to third to cut down the runner, Villar, who’d been placed at second to start the inning. Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2021 On Tuesday, though, Diaz responded to his error on Judge’s comebacker by laughing to himself before dominating Rizzo and Torres. Jerry Beach, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Three innings later, in the sixth, Manoah exited due to a comebacker off his right elbow. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2022 Then, Hicks’s comebacker to the mound knocked Sale out of the game — and, quite possibly, for the remainder of the season — and pushed across the Yankees’ third run of the game. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022 Before McCormick's double, the closest the Astros had gotten to a hit was when Jose Siri had a one-out comebacker in the sixth that ricocheted off the pitcher. Stephen Hawkins, Chron, 28 Apr. 2022 See More
Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2022 Noland struck out Alberto Osuna and fielded a comebacker off his torso to escape the jam. Andrew Joseph, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2022 With Reservoir threatening to score in the bottom of the fifth and lead-off hitter Maggie Frisvold at the plate, Richard fielded the sharp comebacker to close out the inning. Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022 In the 10th, the Giants turned in more standout defense, with Tony Watson fielding a comebacker by Patrick Mazeika and going to third to cut down the runner, Villar, who’d been placed at second to start the inning. Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2021 On Tuesday, though, Diaz responded to his error on Judge’s comebacker by laughing to himself before dominating Rizzo and Torres. Jerry Beach, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Three innings later, in the sixth, Manoah exited due to a comebacker off his right elbow. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2022 Then, Hicks’s comebacker to the mound knocked Sale out of the game — and, quite possibly, for the remainder of the season — and pushed across the Yankees’ third run of the game. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022 Before McCormick's double, the closest the Astros had gotten to a hit was when Jose Siri had a one-out comebacker in the sixth that ricocheted off the pitcher. Stephen Hawkins, Chron, 28 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1