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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His once-overpowering fastball was getting crushed by opponents.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Working with the Dodgers’ analysts and coaches, Kopech has been throwing a cut fastball rather than a slider to complement his triple-digit fastball.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
But in the eighth, with the Yankees down 3–1 and a runner on second, Judge swung at a ninety-nine-mile-an-hour fastball on the edge of the plate, and lasered a line drive just high enough for a home run, evening the score.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Vodnik, Halvorsen and Hill have all hit 100 mph with their fastball, and all of Colorado’s young relievers regularly throw 95 mph.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Working with the Dodgers’ analysts and coaches, Kopech has been throwing a cut fastball rather than a slider to complement his triple-digit fastball.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
But in the eighth, with the Yankees down 3–1 and a runner on second, Judge swung at a ninety-nine-mile-an-hour fastball on the edge of the plate, and lasered a line drive just high enough for a home run, evening the score.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Vodnik, Halvorsen and Hill have all hit 100 mph with their fastball, and all of Colorado’s young relievers regularly throw 95 mph.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Fastball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastball. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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