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
Skubal didn’t allow another baserunner until the sixth inning, when Sean Murphy launched a top-rail sinker for a solo homer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Ohtani fouled off the next two pitches before whiffing on a sinker to end the inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Then he got a sinker up and over the middle of the plate, a pitch he could drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
He fell for every gag, hook, line, and sinker, more than a Luke Simard or a Hugh Winkleman ever would.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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