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Bassitt’s next pitch was another sinker and this one was up and in to Garcia.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Edmundo Sosa made it to first on a sinker out of the zone turned throwing error, then Bryson Stott outran a grounder to reach first while Kemp crossed home plate for the 5-4 lead.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Walker walked Francisco Alvarez and Tyrone Taylor to load the bases, but Brandon Nimmo looked at three straight sinkers to strike out and end the inning, stranding the bases loaded for the second time.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
Of his final 42 pitches, 17 were curves, sinkers or sweepers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Edmundo Sosa made it to first on a sinker out of the zone turned throwing error, then Bryson Stott outran a grounder to reach first while Kemp crossed home plate for the 5-4 lead.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Walker walked Francisco Alvarez and Tyrone Taylor to load the bases, but Brandon Nimmo looked at three straight sinkers to strike out and end the inning, stranding the bases loaded for the second time.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
Of his final 42 pitches, 17 were curves, sinkers or sweepers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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