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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Bogaerts had been struck in the back of his helmet by a 94 mph fastball in the fifth inning.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2026
Rookie Denzer Guzman came through by fighting off a 1-and-2 fastball at the top of the strike zone and dumping it into center field.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 14 June 2026
Hernandez sent a fastball to deep left-center to lead off the inning, then with two outs, Mack hit a 424-foot shot to straightaway center.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Hernández opened the scoring by sending a Skenes fastball 403 feet into the left-field bleachers.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2026
Rookie Denzer Guzman came through by fighting off a 1-and-2 fastball at the top of the strike zone and dumping it into center field.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 14 June 2026
Hernandez sent a fastball to deep left-center to lead off the inning, then with two outs, Mack hit a 424-foot shot to straightaway center.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Hernández opened the scoring by sending a Skenes fastball 403 feet into the left-field bleachers.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
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“Fastball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastball. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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