fastball

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The bases were loaded and Anderson took a shoulder-high fastball, slapped it down the right-field line and three runs came home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

George said he has focused on mixing up his pitches — fastball, curveball, slider, change-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Because it doesn’t spin like a slider, batters often read it as a fastball out of the pitcher’s hand—only for the ball to plummet into the dirt at the last possible moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Lucky for me, the words fly toward me like a fastball in baseball.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist