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Recent Examples of pitches in
Zach Pop threw 46 pitches in two outings and only 23 of them were strikes.
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Neto swung at 25% of pitches in the chase zone last year.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Rodón is slated to throw two innings and 35 pitches in a live batting practice session on Thursday, and Boone still hopes to have him back sometime in April.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
In another prosecution brought by the DOJ, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were charged for allegedly rigging bets through fixing pitches in MLB games.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Sheets has gone to the plate this spring looking for pitches in a certain part of the zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Two walks aren’t ideal, a couple of uncompetitive pitches in those at-bats.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Local businesses would flourish; the game beloved by Black South Africans would finally be played on proper pitches in modern stadiums.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
One of the best scenes was the one nobody saw, after Yamamoto had thrown 96 pitches in a Game 6 victory.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Neto swung at 25% of pitches in the chase zone last year.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Rodón is slated to throw two innings and 35 pitches in a live batting practice session on Thursday, and Boone still hopes to have him back sometime in April.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
In another prosecution brought by the DOJ, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were charged for allegedly rigging bets through fixing pitches in MLB games.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Sheets has gone to the plate this spring looking for pitches in a certain part of the zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Two walks aren’t ideal, a couple of uncompetitive pitches in those at-bats.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Local businesses would flourish; the game beloved by Black South Africans would finally be played on proper pitches in modern stadiums.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
One of the best scenes was the one nobody saw, after Yamamoto had thrown 96 pitches in a Game 6 victory.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitches in
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The area’s large tourist population contributes a constant volume of unfamiliar drivers to already heavily congested roads, with traffic patterns that shift significantly between peak tourist season and the summer months but never truly slow to manageable levels on the area’s major corridors.—
Anton Lucanus
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The court in Brinkman highlighted precedent supporting the position that a taxpayer who contributes to the state’s general-revenue fund should not be able to sue over how that fund is used.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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China’s imports of semiconductor manufacturing machinery have surged in recent years in tandem with soaring demand for AI chips in China and around the globe.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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The league has embraced advances in technology and artificial intelligence, including putting chips in footballs and using virtual measurements to determine first downs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Pitches in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitches%20in. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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