fastball
Example Sentences
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Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm hammered a four-seam fastball that skimmed the top of the strike zone over the center-field wall in the first inning.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Nolan Ryan’s fastball, the power of ritual, musical daydreams and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
His fastball, Mr. Brown writes, “demanded a reaction in 400 milliseconds.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“Let’s just hope he doesn’t slip on any ballroom banana peels, though, if he can dodge a fastball, he can handle a quickstep!”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
He likes to start every batter with a fastball.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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