balls

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Before this season, savvy pitchers with expert command and dazzling spin had been able to dupe human umps into calling strikes on balls just off the plate, a time-honored tradition that had existed for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Should batters keep drawing bases on balls at this pace, 2026 would finish with the second-highest walk rate in the past 70 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

That started early, kicking balls for hours in Gorseinon, and he never really changed.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

"It's important that we feed him with balls because if he's just there on top alone then it's hard for him to score goals," Wirtz said.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Or like the grape plasma balls in the microwave.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas