fastball

Example Sentences

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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

McLean delivered a four-seam fastball into the center of the strike zone and Boston Red Sox left-fielder Wilyer Abreu duly pounced, crushing a 414-foot solo home run to center field for a 2-0 lead.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Contreras has a fastball that reaches the upper 90s and a forkball inherited from his father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Using a pitch mix that included a fastball that sat at 97 mph, Glasnow struck out the side in the first inning before recording another strikeout to close out the second.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

She catches it no problem and zips me a hard fastball.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko