fastball

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Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers has a fastball that averages 99.9 mph and has topped out at 103.6.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Woodruff has thrown a 100 mph fastball exactly once in his career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

His average four-seam fastball in 2026 registers at 99.9 mph and has topped out at a blistering 103.6.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Then with one out in the sixth, Sheehan tried to work back from a first-pitch ball with a fastball up to Diamondbacks rookie Tommy Troy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

His question caught in my stomach like a fastball.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan