fastball
Example Sentences
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Pro scouts were out en masse to see Orange Lutheran pitcher Cooper Sides, whose fastball touched 95 mph.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Tampa Bay’s Nick Fortes fouled a 100-mph fastball from Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski straight back.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
He experimented with a variety of change-ups, searching across the seams in the hopes of finding a suitable alternative to his blistering fastball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
McLean delivered a four-seam fastball into the center of the strike zone and Boston Red Sox left-fielder Wilyer Abreu duly pounced, crushing a 414-foot solo home run to center field for a 2-0 lead.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
For most of them, that was a fastball.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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