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Martín Pérez was on the mound for the home team, a soft-tossing veteran lefty who was pumping in 89-mph sinkers.
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 June 2026
By all accounts, King has been making progress with his sinker for weeks.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
In his first 11 starts, Ray’s sinker barely accounted for one percent of his total pitches this season.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Bohm, who had an RBI single as well, also hit his ninth homer of the season, crushing a 2-0 sinker from Phillips 447 feet into the left-center seats.
—CBS News, 16 June 2026
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 June 2026
By all accounts, King has been making progress with his sinker for weeks.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
In his first 11 starts, Ray’s sinker barely accounted for one percent of his total pitches this season.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Bohm, who had an RBI single as well, also hit his ninth homer of the season, crushing a 2-0 sinker from Phillips 447 feet into the left-center seats.
—CBS News, 16 June 2026
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 22 Jun. 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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