fastball
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Christian Yelich then singled to load the bases before Sasaki got William Contreras to chase a high fastball and a pair of splitters below the zone for a strikeout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
A 2021 study from the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine, however, showed that decreases in fastball velocity are an extremely common precursor of elbow problems that result in Tommy John surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
We hear from Tarik Skubal, perhaps the best pitcher in the sport, who used biomechanical analysis to reach 100 miles an hour on his fastball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Skubal’s fastball did its job, as the Cubs’ Nico Hoerner drove it into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
And there was only one pitch he ever threw: a fastball.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
Vocabulary lists containing fastball
