comebacker
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With runners on the corners, Waldschmidt hit a bouncing comebacker that Dreyer snagged and threw to second before Edman quickly threw to Freddie Freeman to end the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
That remains the plan, even after Wrobleski was hit in the leg by a comebacker during his start Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 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
The Cardinals appeared to have won the game in the eighth when Alec Burleson hit a one-hop comebacker that ricocheted off Casparius with two out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2025
Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 27 pitches and Bobby Miller takes a comebacker off his head and is placed into concussion protocol during the Dodgers’ 12-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025