fastball
Example Sentences
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“It’s what allows him to use his fastball in an age where guys would love to see a fastball.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
His average fastball then was around 88 mph.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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
I was thirteen and didn’t know a foul ball from a fastball, but the Tigers were in town and the moment I heard they had a Jewish slugger called Hank Greenberg, I was hooked.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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