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Mountcastle made it 4-1 two batters later, sending a 1-0 sinker out to straightaway center field.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Ryan cruised through the Padres lineup, using a sinker-heavy approach to generate ground balls all day.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Sosa showcased his power in the eighth, hitting a 1-2 sinker for a 418-foot home run to give the Sox a 3-2 lead.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Bowman has five pitches in his arsenal, mainly relying on a sinker, cutter and changeup while also mixing in a split finger and four-seam fastball.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Ryan cruised through the Padres lineup, using a sinker-heavy approach to generate ground balls all day.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Sosa showcased his power in the eighth, hitting a 1-2 sinker for a 418-foot home run to give the Sox a 3-2 lead.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Bowman has five pitches in his arsenal, mainly relying on a sinker, cutter and changeup while also mixing in a split finger and four-seam fastball.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 8 Sep. 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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