fastball
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After a delay for a PitchCom malfunction, Skubal gave up a leadoff double to Detroit’s Gleyber Torres on a fastball down the middle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
His velocity was up overall, and the 100.1-mph fastball he threw to Shohei Ohtani the second time through the order was his hardest-thrown pitch since 2018, according to MLB.com.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The result is a fastball that Quijano describes as “a short little bazooka at 90 miles an hour.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The craziest part of Schlittler’s journey is that he is perhaps the least likely pitcher to emerge as the fastball king.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
First girl up to bat gets struck out: she hits Cala’s fastball, but it’s a foul, and the two Quickfire changeups that come at her back to back are both swings and misses.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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