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a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
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Seiya Suzuki followed with another long ball, and Ryan Pressly came in for the ninth to close out the victory.
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Ellis becomes paramount in hitting the long ball, initiating offense in the halfcourt and leading the break for transition buckets.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
That allowed the Cubs (11-7) to retake the lead with more long ball in the top of the seventh, with Crow-Armstrong launching on a hanging cutter from Blake Treinen to center for his second home run of the day.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Mervis mashed another long ball in the Marlins’ 11-4 rout of the Nationals at loanDepot park Sunday afternoon, crushing reliever Jorge Lopez’s 94-mph fastball 411 feet over the center-field wall as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Ellis becomes paramount in hitting the long ball, initiating offense in the halfcourt and leading the break for transition buckets.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
That allowed the Cubs (11-7) to retake the lead with more long ball in the top of the seventh, with Crow-Armstrong launching on a hanging cutter from Blake Treinen to center for his second home run of the day.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Mervis mashed another long ball in the Marlins’ 11-4 rout of the Nationals at loanDepot park Sunday afternoon, crushing reliever Jorge Lopez’s 94-mph fastball 411 feet over the center-field wall as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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