fastball
Example Sentences
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After a delay for a PitchCom malfunction, Skubal gave up a leadoff double to Detroit’s Gleyber Torres on a fastball down the middle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Then with two outs, Clark stayed back on an outside fastball and sent it the other way for a triple that drove in the game’s first run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Snell’s outing ended with Dingler waving at an outside fastball for strike three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Jeff Duda, Tugboat’s longtime coach at the Okotoks Dawgs Academy in Alberta, said his fastball feels more like 94.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He could see a flying football or a John McNab fastball better than anybody.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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