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His sinker averages about 97 mph and his slider has a career 44.4-percent swing-and-miss rate.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
Related Articles Hicks needed 15 pitches to record the first two outs of the game, pumping a 97 mph sinker past Xander Bogaerts on the seventh pitch of his leadoff at-bat, but recovered and required only 80 to complete five innings.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
Related Articles Hicks needed 15 pitches to record the first two outs of the game, pumping a 97 mph sinker past Xander Bogaerts on the seventh pitch of his leadoff at-bat, but recovered and required only 80 to complete five innings.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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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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