fastball

Example Sentences

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The 6-foot-8 Morse had a 95 mph fastball and gave up two hits and one run with eight strikeouts over six innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Tampa Bay’s Nick Fortes fouled a 100-mph fastball from Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski straight back.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

There, just about every pitcher learns a split grip, often mastering it immediately after perfecting a traditional fastball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

His question caught in my stomach like a fastball.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan