fastball

Example Sentences

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Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez hit Red Sox’s Trevor Story with a 94-mph fastball, after surrendering back-to-back home runs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

That, combined with his understandable nervousness, caused him to short-arm his first fastball, which sailed at Cey’s head, sending him sprawling into the dirt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

When the Dodgers drafted David Lesch in January 1980, they had visions of his fastball lighting up radar guns at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Did it seem like something had come off your fastball?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko