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
Jeff Duda, Tugboat’s longtime coach at the Okotoks Dawgs Academy in Alberta, said his fastball feels more like 94.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He toyed around with sliders and curveballs and change-ups and even a splitter in the hopes of finding an off-speed option to complement his ever-improving fastball.
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
So if I was wanting a fastball, I would watch and see how often he threw a fastball or if it always followed a curveball, things like that.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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