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Ohtani reportedly threw mostly fastballs, cutters and sinkers with two sweepers and a sinker.
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 May 2025
The right-hander pumped his fastball as high as 97.3 mph and averaged 95 on his sinker, both a tick below his season averages.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
This season, Doval continues to rely on his slider (53.5%) but has upped his cutter usage (44.2%) and nearly eliminated his sinker (2.3%).
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
The right-hander tossed four scoreless innings and the game was tied 0-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth when Boston’s No. 9 hitter, catcher Carlos Narvaez, drilled a 1-0 sinker over the famed left field wall.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 May 2025
The right-hander pumped his fastball as high as 97.3 mph and averaged 95 on his sinker, both a tick below his season averages.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
This season, Doval continues to rely on his slider (53.5%) but has upped his cutter usage (44.2%) and nearly eliminated his sinker (2.3%).
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
The right-hander tossed four scoreless innings and the game was tied 0-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth when Boston’s No. 9 hitter, catcher Carlos Narvaez, drilled a 1-0 sinker over the famed left field wall.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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