SINKER

Sinker

In baseball, a sinker or sinking fastball is a type of fastball pitch which has significant downward and horizontal movement. The sinker is known for inducing a lot of ground balls. Pitchers who use the sinker tend to rely on it heavily and do not need to change pitch speeds as much as other pitchers do because the sinking action induces weak bat contact. Other pitchers normally change pitch speeds to achieve this effect. The sinker is much more often used by right-handed pitchers than left-handed pitchers.

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sinker

Noun

  1. A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink
    Hook the sinker onto this loop.
  2. Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball
    His sinkers drew one ground ball after another.
  3. Sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
  4. A doughnut; a biscuit.
  5. In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.


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