fastball

Example Sentences

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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

When the Dodgers drafted David Lesch in January 1980, they had visions of his fastball lighting up radar guns at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

With a fastball that averages 101.4 mph and a ferocious slider, Miller has been unhittable this season, putting up numbers that defy belief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

I completely miss one of Cala’s pitches because I mix up the fastball and changeup signals...which gives the Red Devil on third base the perfect opportunity to steal home.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone