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comebacker

NOUN
ground ball
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bunt chopper grounder roller
WEAK
bleeder drag bunt dying quail nubber slow roller squibbler wormburner

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Ohtani led off the bottom of the first inning with a comebacker.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Andy Pages hits a broken bat comebacker to the Phillies pitcher and that play turns into the winning run.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 27 pitches and Bobby Miller takes a comebacker off his head and is placed into concussion protocol during the Dodgers’ 12-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Shoulder problems derailed Treinen in 2022 and 2023, and Treinen suffered another setback last March when a Cactus League comebacker drilled him in the right rib cage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2024

Then a Cactus League comebacker drilled Treinen in the right rib cage March 9.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024