balls

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“He doesn’t dive for balls because he gets there quicker than most guys,” center fielder Darin Erstad said in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The morning's play began in sensational fashion when Aitchison took two wickets in two balls in the first over.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It will mean accepting once again, however painful it may be, that balls and strikes are whatever the umpire says they are.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

But he was over par Saturday while everyone else on the leaderboard was shooting in the 60s, and was the only player on the range that evening, hitting balls as the sun went down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Crystal balls floated about, whispering, “The eye is wise!”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton