fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl 
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed and often appearing to rise slightly as it nears the plate
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He struck him out with a fastball.
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Jackson Merrill followed up his four-RBI game on Thursday by going 3-for-4 last night.
Suarez, who last season threw his four-seam fastball 71% of the time and his sinker another 16% of the time, has thrown 15 changeups among his 38 pitches.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Of the 84 pitches Greene threw, 59 were his four-seam fastball.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The start of the new season presented a new version of Rodón, who relied primarily on his four-seam fastball and swing-and-miss slider during his first two years with the Yankees.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Posey and manager Bob Melvin both gave Doval a vote of confidence at the Winter Meetings, and as bad as last season went, there’s still reason to believe Doval can be a great high-leverage reliever.
Doval, 27, maintains elite fastball velocity (96th percentile) paired with a wipeout slider.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Of the 84 pitches Greene threw, 59 were his four-seam fastball.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The start of the new season presented a new version of Rodón, who relied primarily on his four-seam fastball and swing-and-miss slider during his first two years with the Yankees.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Posey and manager Bob Melvin both gave Doval a vote of confidence at the Winter Meetings, and as bad as last season went, there’s still reason to believe Doval can be a great high-leverage reliever.
Doval, 27, maintains elite fastball velocity (96th percentile) paired with a wipeout slider.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Fastball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastball. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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