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Instead, Lowe bounced a full-count breaking ball through the four-hole and into an unoccupied part of right field.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 July 2025
The 27-year-old Cabrera has unique stuff: a change-up that can top out at 96 miles per hour and 98th percentile breaking ball run value.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Wood’s bid for a perfect game ended in the eighth when his 2-2 breaking ball hit Dom Decker on his back foot.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
An inning later, second baseman Kody Clemens gave the Twins a bit of breathing room, getting ahold of a first-pitch breaking ball and sending it out to left-center field.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 July 2025
The 27-year-old Cabrera has unique stuff: a change-up that can top out at 96 miles per hour and 98th percentile breaking ball run value.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Wood’s bid for a perfect game ended in the eighth when his 2-2 breaking ball hit Dom Decker on his back foot.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
An inning later, second baseman Kody Clemens gave the Twins a bit of breathing room, getting ahold of a first-pitch breaking ball and sending it out to left-center field.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
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“Breaking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaking%20ball. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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