sweeper
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This was the dream scenario: baseball’s very best, edgy crowd, one-run game, two outs, a title on the line—and Ohtani getting the better of his pal on a filthy 3-2 sweeper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The Dodgers scrapped his slider, mixed in a sweeper, and told him his arm was so good that he should stop trying to make perfect pitches and just let fly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
As the camera follows a suburban Chicago street sweeper along its early morning route, it stops at a modest house, perched on the other side of the train tracks.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Hardie has a reputation as a high-grade tactician and shot maker, while McMillan and Lammie are credited with reinventing the role of a sweeper.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Coach had his window down and was talking to Mr. Jefferson, the neighborhood sweeper.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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
"Why do you have to meet with your team to find out whether or not you send some mine sweepers?" he added about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
The top teams will have two or three elite sweepers, whose physical profile can be significantly different to that of the skip, who won't sweep.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
He mixed in more sweepers than usual, too, trying to negate the Blue Jays’ potent lineup with a steady dose of spin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
After the first few days Six-Fingers would not let the boys throw stones at them, but the boys still gathered to jeer and taunt the sweepers.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
