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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The Orioles did damage on his four-seam fastball and sinker — Westburg, for instance, homered on a 92.4 sinker left over the middle.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
Batters have about two-tenths of a second to decide whether to swing; the muscles in a human eye don’t work quickly enough to track the fastest fastballs.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
Batters have about two-tenths of a second to decide whether to swing; the muscles in a human eye don’t work quickly enough to track the fastest fastballs.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Fastball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastball. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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