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Rogers’ other two pitches - his changeup and sinker, his two grounder generators - have been below average offerings this season.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The 93-mph sinker hit Salazar in his midsection.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Ureña, who has pitched out of the rotation and bullpen, needed only 58 pitches – 43 of them strikes – to breeze through five innings, flashing a lively 96-mph sinker and a sharp 87-mph slider.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Instead, Valdez threw a sinker, which Grisham blasted for a grand slam.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The 93-mph sinker hit Salazar in his midsection.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Ureña, who has pitched out of the rotation and bullpen, needed only 58 pitches – 43 of them strikes – to breeze through five innings, flashing a lively 96-mph sinker and a sharp 87-mph slider.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Instead, Valdez threw a sinker, which Grisham blasted for a grand slam.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 12 Sep. 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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