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
Blake Snell zipped a 97.6-mph fastball over the center of the plate, and Brewers leadoff hitter Jackson Chourio sent it into the first row of the stands in right-center field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The average fastball in this postseason: 96.2 mph, according to analyst Mike Petriello’s close-up of all the different ways Ohtani’s swing is fouled up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
He wipes his hands on his shirt and sends a fastball.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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