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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Martinez has a five-pitch arsenal, mainly relying on a sweeper and four-seam fastball while also mixing in a cutter, changeup and sinker.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Webb threw his sinking, two-seam fastball just eight times.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Scott tried to elevate a fastball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Then Farmer pulled Sears’ next pitch — a middle-in fastball — out to left.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Webb threw his sinking, two-seam fastball just eight times.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Scott tried to elevate a fastball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Then Farmer pulled Sears’ next pitch — a middle-in fastball — out to left.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Fastball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastball. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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