fastball
Example Sentences
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Tarik Skubal never located his best stuff Monday, missing the strike zone with his fastball far more frequently than usual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
We hear from Tarik Skubal, perhaps the best pitcher in the sport, who used biomechanical analysis to reach 100 miles an hour on his fastball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
On Wednesday, his fastball averaged 96.9 mph and he touched 98.9 mph, according to Statcast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
He was a prodigy armed with a 100 mph fastball, a ferocious slider and a devastating splitter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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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