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Henderson, starting at third base over Alex Bregman, homered off Luis Severino to tie it in the fourth before Anthony hit the go-ahead homer, connecting on a 3-2 sinker from loser Gregory Soto.
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
With the count at 1-0, Australia’s Jack O’Loughlin fired a middle-middle sinker that Lee pounded into the ground.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Henderson, starting at third base over Alex Bregman, homered off Luis Severino to tie it in the fourth before Anthony hit the go ahead homer, connecting on a 3-2 sinker from loser Gregory Soto.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
His sinker set everything up for success.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
With the count at 1-0, Australia’s Jack O’Loughlin fired a middle-middle sinker that Lee pounded into the ground.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Henderson, starting at third base over Alex Bregman, homered off Luis Severino to tie it in the fourth before Anthony hit the go ahead homer, connecting on a 3-2 sinker from loser Gregory Soto.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
His sinker set everything up for success.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 21 Mar. 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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