Examples of long ball in a Sentence
a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
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Advertisement Ohtani also singled in the third inning and singled in the sixth ahead of Hernández’s two-run homer to right field, his eighth long ball of the season giving the Dodgers a 4-0 lead.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Ohtani went without a long ball in his first eight games, but has his 10 in the last 27 contests.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 5 May 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Ohtani went without a long ball in his first eight games, but has his 10 in the last 27 contests.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 5 May 2024
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“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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