fastball
Example Sentences
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The pitcher better known as “Tugboat” is a 250-pound left-hander with a 90 mph fastball, an unremarkable slider and not much else to speak of.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The result is a fastball that Quijano describes as “a short little bazooka at 90 miles an hour.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He came to the Dodgers in a trade from the Chicago White Sox in December 1971 with an 84-91 record, a good curveball and a less than intimidating fastball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
His location has been spotty — or right down the middle, and as he showed and told Thursday: “I was throwing my fastball right in the middle. When you miss in the middle, you pay.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Lucky for me, the words fly toward me like a fastball in baseball.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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