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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Hitting fastballs won’t be a problem for him, many scouts say.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
His four-seam fastball has held batters to a .194 average for the season.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Beyond the Twins hammering him in his brief appearance in Tuesday’s loss, Hodge’s velocity dip remained, with his fastball sitting at 94.8 mph and dropping as low as 93.1 mph.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
With his fastball still topping out at only 90 mph, and the 37-year-old managing only three strikeouts in his first start since joining the 3,000 club last week, Kershaw instead navigated the Brewers with a string of soft contact.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
His four-seam fastball has held batters to a .194 average for the season.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Beyond the Twins hammering him in his brief appearance in Tuesday’s loss, Hodge’s velocity dip remained, with his fastball sitting at 94.8 mph and dropping as low as 93.1 mph.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
With his fastball still topping out at only 90 mph, and the 37-year-old managing only three strikeouts in his first start since joining the 3,000 club last week, Kershaw instead navigated the Brewers with a string of soft contact.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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“Fastball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastball. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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