fastball

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Technological limitations make it impossible to ascertain precisely where Misiorowski ranks in the pantheon of baseball’s great fastball artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Woodruff has thrown a 100 mph fastball exactly once in his career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Then again, there are times when Misiorowski doesn’t need anything else besides his trustiest weapon: a fastball so good that even big-leaguers usually can’t catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

His fastball averaged 95.9 mph, a season high and 1.7 mph above his average.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

I know Thunder Pitcher’s starting me off with a fastball.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner