knuckleballer
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer moved into 11th place on baseball’s career strikeout list, getting his 3,343rd on Sunday to pass Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
The best ever was Phil Niekro, who earned 318 victories — the most ever by a knuckleballer — and a spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
But Braves Manager Brian Snitker later explained that Albies, who is more comfortable batting right-handed, treated Harper like a knuckleballer.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
Conte said the risk of Tommy John surgery, in which a torn ulnar collateral ligament is reconstructed, would be eliminated in a pure knuckleballer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2021
Nine months ago, knuckleballer Steven Wright wasn’t sure he could make it all the way back from Tommy John surgery.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2021
