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
Examples of fastball in a Sentence
He struck him out with a fastball.
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Backup catcher Victor Caratini, the only member of Houston’s lineup able to hit left-handed, collected two of the Astros’ five hits against deGrom, who wielded a four-seam fastball that touched 99.2 mph and a slider that bumped 92.1.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 May 2025
In a 2-and-1 count, Betts got a fastball over the heart of the plate and drove it deep to the right-center-field gap.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
With the score tied 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Tigers designated hitter Kerry Carpenter crushed a high fastball off of Liam Hendriks deep to right-center field.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Cease redux Cease threw a fastball to the center of the strike zone on the second pitch of last night’s game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 May 2025
In a 2-and-1 count, Betts got a fastball over the heart of the plate and drove it deep to the right-center-field gap.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
With the score tied 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Tigers designated hitter Kerry Carpenter crushed a high fastball off of Liam Hendriks deep to right-center field.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Cease redux Cease threw a fastball to the center of the strike zone on the second pitch of last night’s game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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“Fastball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastball. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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