fastball
Example Sentences
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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
Snell’s outing ended with Dingler waving at an outside fastball for strike three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Jeff Duda, Tugboat’s longtime coach at the Okotoks Dawgs Academy in Alberta, said his fastball feels more like 94.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The pitcher better known as “Tugboat” is a 250-pound left-hander with a 90 mph fastball, an unremarkable slider and not much else to speak of.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
I signal for a fastball, straight up the middle.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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