fastball

Example Sentences

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“He flooded the zone with his fastball, he’d get behind and he just had his way.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez hit Red Sox’s Trevor Story with a 94-mph fastball, after surrendering back-to-back home runs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Clarke struck him out on four pitches: a called strike, a swinging strike, a ball Clarke purposely launched high into the stands for laughs, then strike three swinging on a cut fastball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The team there had a pitcher whose fastball was reaching 95 miles per hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

First pitch was a fastball and I sent it to right field.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson