pennant

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The Toronto Blue Jays threw more splitters than anybody in the sport and won the American League pennant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But Ohtani homered twice more — including a 469-foot blast over the right-field pavilion — and went on to strike out 10 in six innings to help the Dodgers secure their second consecutive NL pennant.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

On the night the Dodgers clinched the pennant, Ohtani struck out 10 batters over six shutout innings on the mound and blasted three home runs at the plate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

By the time the final out had been recorded, the fact that the Dodgers had clinched yet another pennant was practically an afterthought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

I gathered up a handful of leaves as I made my way to the roof of a livery overlooking the pennant courtyard near the Archives.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss