fastball
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In Game 2 of the ALCS, Peralta threw a fastball at 99.4 mph, the hardest pitch of his career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
He fouled off Snell’s fastball, changeup, curveball and slider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
By the third inning, Misiorowski’s fastball velocity, which touched 104 mph, had dropped to double digits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
She catches it no problem and zips me a hard fastball.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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