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Reid Detmers started the slugger with a sinker and slider.
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Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
His last seven strikeouts last night were finished by one of his fastballs (one sinker, six four-seamers).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
High-velocity pitches and those with heavy movement, like sinkers, can be extremely difficult to judge in real time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
With the Bombers up 5-0 at the time, home plate umpire Bill Miller had just called a high strike on a sinker for Logan Webb.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
His last seven strikeouts last night were finished by one of his fastballs (one sinker, six four-seamers).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
High-velocity pitches and those with heavy movement, like sinkers, can be extremely difficult to judge in real time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
With the Bombers up 5-0 at the time, home plate umpire Bill Miller had just called a high strike on a sinker for Logan Webb.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 3 Apr. 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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