curveball
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Sure enough, when De Paula stepped into the batter’s box at Loan Depot Park, he wasn’t tempted to swing at the first-pitch curveball that dipped below the zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Every time critics throw her a curveball, she smacks it to the opposite field and gets on base, ready to grind her way to a win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Brian Jacobsen was heading into a meeting Wednesday when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threw a major curveball at the U.S. bond market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Aston Villa's transfer plans were thrown a curveball by an injury to Amadou Onana.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Mud Hens had a roster slot, and the scout had a notion to fill it with the pitcher with the wicked curveball, name of Earl Grayson.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
The curveballs they encountered along the way ended up becoming part of the experience of pulling off the event, which they wanted to reflect New York, South Asian culture and their creative lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
No curveballs, but then there was never going to be.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
“Can’t wait to see him trade home runs for heel leads and curveballs for cha-cha-cha,” Hough wrote on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Batters across MLB put up a dismal .210 batting average against splitters last season, compared with .224 against sliders and sweepers and .225 against curveballs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
All he did was set the Say Hey Kid down swinging — on three straight curveballs.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
