fastball

Example Sentences

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Angels pitching coach Mike Maddux prompted Soriano to reduce sinker usage to 30% and increase four-seam fastball usage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

He touched 92 mph with his fastball and has been improving each week, getting better command and walking fewer batters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The team there had a pitcher whose fastball was reaching 95 miles per hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Dustin Dunwoody, Royal: Armed with an overpowering fastball, Dunwoody is 7-0, has an 0.18 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

If his first-pitch fastball is where I want it—low and over the outside corner of the plate—I’m swinging hard, making contact, and driving the ball.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner