sinker
Example Sentences
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Then he got a sinker up and over the middle of the plate, a pitch he could drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
On his first at-bat in the third, Rushing drove a first-pitch sinker to right field for a double.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
And in a two-strike count, he stayed inside a sinker to launch his two-run blast to left-center field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The Brewers traded for him in April of last year, had him ditch his four-seam fastball in favor of a cutter and instructed him to emphasize his sinker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
His curveball wasn’t curving, his sinker wasn’t sinking, his knuckler wasn’t knuckling.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
