fastball

Example Sentences

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Clarke struck him out on four pitches: a called strike, a swinging strike, a ball Clarke purposely launched high into the stands for laughs, then strike three swinging on a cut fastball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

When the Dodgers drafted David Lesch in January 1980, they had visions of his fastball lighting up radar guns at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Did it seem like something had come off your fastball?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

I had been catching long enough to judge a fastball just by the sound.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson