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Chapman brought the Giants within one run in the fifth by homering off Abner Uribe’s 100.4 mph sinker.—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025 On Wednesday, Royals right-hander John Schreiber challenged Yankees superstar Aaron Judge with a 93.1 mph sinker that Judge sent over the right-field wall.—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025 Facing rookie Angels reliever Michael Darrell-Hicks, Smith ambushed a first-pitch sinker for a single toward the middle of the field.—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 Stroman’s abysmal opening inning began with Mike Yastrzemski mashing his first pitch — an 89.4-mph sinker over the heart of the plate — for a double.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sinker
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