Meanings
nounsinkerballer (plural sinkerballers)
plural sinkerballers
- ball gamesA pitcher who throws a lot of sinkers (sinking fastballs).
With Putz and closer Francisco Rodríguez aboard, that pitcher — the bridge to the bridge, if you will — assumes extra responsibility, and the Mets are optimistic that Green, a 6-foot-6 sinkerballer, will fill that role.
2009 February 17, Ben Shpigel, “Acquired in J. J. Putz Trade, Sean Green Also Seen as Valuable to Mets”, in New York Times
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
sinkerballer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinkerballer
MLA
“sinkerballer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinkerballer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinkerballer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinkerballer.
Source: sinkerballer on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.