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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Batting in the bottom of the fourth with the Blue Jays ahead 3-1, Giménez saw three high-and-tight fastballs from Wrobleski.
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Also, the slider was quite complementary with his mid-90s fastball keeping hitters honest at the dish.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But not so long ago — as recently as 2023, in fact — the Red Sox were pinning their mound hopes primarily on one right-hander, albeit one whose fastball topped out at 101 mph.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Now that everybody’s paying players, Freeze has lost his fastball.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2025
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Also, the slider was quite complementary with his mid-90s fastball keeping hitters honest at the dish.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But not so long ago — as recently as 2023, in fact — the Red Sox were pinning their mound hopes primarily on one right-hander, albeit one whose fastball topped out at 101 mph.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Now that everybody’s paying players, Freeze has lost his fastball.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Fastball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastball. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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