fastball

Example Sentences

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Dustin Dunwoody, Royal: Armed with an overpowering fastball, Dunwoody is 7-0, has an 0.18 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

That’s what happens when you have a fastball that reaches 100 miles per hour, a disappearing splitter and an array of breaking balls with inconceivable movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The blow came after the right-hander threw a four-seam fastball that nearly missed Trout’s face.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

He experimented with a variety of change-ups, searching across the seams in the hopes of finding a suitable alternative to his blistering fastball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Lucky for me, the words fly toward me like a fastball in baseball.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist