swing

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The MLB’s automated ball-strike system is in full swing this season.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

His coach at Durham, Ryan Campbell, believes he has concentrated too much on bowling wobble-seam deliveries rather than trying to search for swing.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Bucknor, who has been an MLB umpire since 1996, ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora after calling Trevor Story out on a check swing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

His first full swing of the night was a 5-wood measured at 272 yards, exploding off the clubface at 170 miles per hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The porch swing cricked five hundred times before Cat crawled under the covers next to her brother, and it was still cricking when she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn