fastball

Example Sentences

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The Dodgers’ lineup lit up Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz’s fastball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

His fastball, Mr. Brown writes, “demanded a reaction in 400 milliseconds.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

With his first pitch of the at-bat, Valdez hit Story with a 94-mph fastball in the numbers on the back of the Red Sox shortstop’s jersey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The Brewers traded for him in April of last year, had him ditch his four-seam fastball in favor of a cutter and instructed him to emphasize his sinker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

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

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