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His repertoire Junis has a pretty standard four-pitch repertoire — 4-seam fastball, sinker, slider and changeup — but his usage is anything but ordinary.
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
Weathers also incorporated a sinker 4% of the time.
—Gary Phillips, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
Weathers also incorporated a sinker 4% of the time.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Torre told him to feed González sinkers for a double-play grounder.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
Weathers also incorporated a sinker 4% of the time.
—Gary Phillips, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
Weathers also incorporated a sinker 4% of the time.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Torre told him to feed González sinkers for a double-play grounder.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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