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Imai also throws a splitter, curveball and sinker.
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Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
An Ohio native known for his effective sinker, Stammen is fifth in Padres history with 333 appearances for the club.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In Game 7, ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto bagged the final eight outs just one night after throwing 96 pitches across six innings, and the 5-foot-10 righty did it with improved velocity on both his sinker and four-seam fastball.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
With runners on second and third base with one out, George Springer crushed a sinker from Mariners pitcher Eduard Bazardo 381 feet to the left-center field stands for a lead that would not be relinquished.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
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Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
An Ohio native known for his effective sinker, Stammen is fifth in Padres history with 333 appearances for the club.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In Game 7, ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto bagged the final eight outs just one night after throwing 96 pitches across six innings, and the 5-foot-10 righty did it with improved velocity on both his sinker and four-seam fastball.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
With runners on second and third base with one out, George Springer crushed a sinker from Mariners pitcher Eduard Bazardo 381 feet to the left-center field stands for a lead that would not be relinquished.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 13 Nov. 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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