fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl 
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed and often appearing to rise slightly as it nears the plate
Examples of fastball in a Sentence
He struck him out with a fastball.
Recent Examples on the Web
Glasnow’s game started — fittingly — with a strikeout, dotting a 97-mph fastball on the inside corner to Edouard Julien.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
An Alex Verdugo double on a near middle-middle fastball and Jose Trevino four pitch walk put two more on base immediately after the home run.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Players hit in groups against a pitching machine set close enough to home plate to simulate 90-plus miles per hour fastballs.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
According to the Astros, Blanco threw 36 changeups, 34 sliders, 31 fastballs and four curveballs.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
The stadium scoreboard showed his fastball hitting 99 miles per hour.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
But his 93rd pitch of the night was a 98-mph fastball blown by Nolan Gorman to end the inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
Foster reportedly had a killer fastball and screwball that gave batters fits.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
His fastball topped at 98.2 mph, and his changeup was effective.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
An Alex Verdugo double on a near middle-middle fastball and Jose Trevino four pitch walk put two more on base immediately after the home run.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Players hit in groups against a pitching machine set close enough to home plate to simulate 90-plus miles per hour fastballs.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
According to the Astros, Blanco threw 36 changeups, 34 sliders, 31 fastballs and four curveballs.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
The stadium scoreboard showed his fastball hitting 99 miles per hour.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
But his 93rd pitch of the night was a 98-mph fastball blown by Nolan Gorman to end the inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
Foster reportedly had a killer fastball and screwball that gave batters fits.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
His fastball topped at 98.2 mph, and his changeup was effective.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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