fastball
Example Sentences
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He worked back, with another fastball for a strike and a foul-tipped changeup low and away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Skubal came back inside with a fastball that Baldwin fouled off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
His fastball sat around 90 mph, far from the triple digits he would reach with the Yankees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Even so, Skubal had highlighted fastball command as the main problem with his start last week, also against the Giants, when he gave up a season-high-tying four runs in five innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
The kid who tattooed Giant John McNab’s fastball for half a dozen home runs, then circled the sacks on a bunted frog.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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