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

fastballer

ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯ-lər

noun

Examples of fastball in a Sentence

He struck him out with a fastball.

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Mendoza, 20, has an exceptional changeup, developing curve and throws strikes with his low 90s fastball. —

Chuck Murr, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 By September, Harrison slashed his fastball usage (47.9%) and upped his slurve usage (30.1%). —

Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024 In this Series, Yankees batters struggled to differentiate Yamamoto’s fastball from his diving splitter, and Buehler’s rising heater from his tumbling curve. —

Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024 Miller consistently tops 100 mph with his fastball which averages higher than any other pitcher at 100.9 mph. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fastball