fastball
Example Sentences
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He got on top of Glasnow’s first pitch, a fastball up and out of the strike zone, to shoot a single through the right side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
By that point, his fastball velocity had climbed from 92 mph to 96.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Skubal fell behind with his first pitch of the game, a fastball below the zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
His fastball sat around 90 mph, far from the triple digits he would reach with the Yankees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The kid who tattooed Giant John McNab’s fastball for half a dozen home runs, then circled the sacks on a bunted frog.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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