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a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
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The Valkyries missed their first 13 3-pointers before Billings knocked in a long ball from the corner at the 2:48 mark of the second quarter.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
In this example, from the home game against Everton in January, their winner originates from a long ball down their left side.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
That set the stage for what felt like a game-sealing sequence in the fifth, when Teoscar Hernández followed Freeman’s leadoff walk with a sky-high two-run blast to left, making it 5-0 with his team-leading ninth long ball of the season and fourth in the last five games.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Tarkowski wears his fitness record like a badge of honour but pulled up stretching for a long ball downfield, pointed to his hamstring and immediately indicated to the Everton bench that a change would be needed.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
In this example, from the home game against Everton in January, their winner originates from a long ball down their left side.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
That set the stage for what felt like a game-sealing sequence in the fifth, when Teoscar Hernández followed Freeman’s leadoff walk with a sky-high two-run blast to left, making it 5-0 with his team-leading ninth long ball of the season and fourth in the last five games.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Tarkowski wears his fitness record like a badge of honour but pulled up stretching for a long ball downfield, pointed to his hamstring and immediately indicated to the Everton bench that a change would be needed.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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