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The Cubs added another single and walk to load the bases before Suzuki lined a sinker down the left-field line for his 10th homer of the season and first slam since September of last season.
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CBS News, 11 June 2026
He is especially known for his signature sinker that is known for forcing weak contact on the ground.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Fermin turned on the first pitch, a sinker inside, and drove it over the left field fence for the go-ahead homer.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
Jackson Merrill, who had lined out and struck out in his previous at-bats, then watched a sinker in the heart of the strike zone before getting another belt-high sinker on the inner edge of the plate and grounding it through the hole at shortstop.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
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CBS News, 11 June 2026
He is especially known for his signature sinker that is known for forcing weak contact on the ground.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Fermin turned on the first pitch, a sinker inside, and drove it over the left field fence for the go-ahead homer.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
Jackson Merrill, who had lined out and struck out in his previous at-bats, then watched a sinker in the heart of the strike zone before getting another belt-high sinker on the inner edge of the plate and grounding it through the hole at shortstop.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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sinker
noun
sink·er
ˈsiŋ-kər 
1
: one that sinks
especially
: a weight for sinking a line or net
2
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