fastball

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He possesses just enough pitches — a fastball and a splitter — to last two innings, tops.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 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

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

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

Walter Johnson, maybe with the best fastball in the game, could drive a nail in a fence post from sixty feet.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson