sinker
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Unlike many of his bullpen counterparts, who rely on no more than two pitches, Ashby has four, highlighted by his 97 mph sinker and devastating curveball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Brice Turang got the barrel of his bat to an inside sinker and lifted it over the fence in left-center, into the Brewers’ bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
“A 2-0 sinker in, I mean, I’m going to live with that, left-on-left,” Skubal said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, Schlittler’s sinker, which he throws 20% of the time, veers aggressively downward and toward righties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Gandy found the juicy tidbit and swallowed it—worm, hook, line, sinker, and all.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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