comebacker

Example Sentences

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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

He fielded a comebacker from Kim in his first at-bat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

Flaherty avoided a worst-case scenario, staying in the game after taking a fifth-inning comebacker from Colton Cowser off his right wrist.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

On March 9, a line-drive comebacker drilled Treinen in the right side of his rib cage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

Then the comebacker threw an unexpected wrench into his recovery process — causing a new injury that took time to be accurately diagnosed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024