comebacker

Example Sentences

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“They were in a stretch right there where every single day, they were getting a stud hurt. They put together a winning streak against the Tigers, then Clay Holmes has the comebacker break his ankle.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Angels starting pitcher Jack Kochanowicz was drilled in the left leg with a comebacker in the first inning, but pitched into the fifth until Montgomery pulled the sinkerballer after a walk and double.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

To lead off the second, Sean Murphy rifled a 106-mph comebacker that Yamamoto snagged with his glove.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

Flaherty avoided a worst-case scenario, staying in the game after taking a fifth-inning comebacker from Colton Cowser off his right wrist.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

Buehler was also hit in the hip by a comebacker Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024