noun

• A pitcher who primarily throws pitches that drop markedly as they near home plate.

  ‘the sinkerballer threw four scoreless innings’

  More example sentences

  • ‘He's a sinkerballer who can also strike people out.’
  • ‘The sinkerballer also induced eight groundballs to only four flyballs.’
  • ‘Once again, the sinkerballer was doomed by one problematic inning.’
  • ‘Francis and Garland are both sinkerballers who throw a big curveball.’
  • ‘Sinkerballers live dangerously because the ball is constantly in play.’