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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His average fastball velocity last season was 90.4 p.m.
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
Better yet, the former Cy Young Award winner has been consistently around 100 MPH with his fastball.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Verlander, 42, not only struck out Level, 17, on three pitches, but pitched him backwards, too, starting Level off with a changeup before dumping in a curveball and overpowering him with a fastball.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
Cole allowed three hits and one earned run — courtesy of a Will Wagner double in the third — but his fastball topped out at 96.1 mph.
Cole, aided by first-inning homers form Austin Wells and Cody Bellinger, turned to his changeup more than any other pitch, throwing it 15 times.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
Better yet, the former Cy Young Award winner has been consistently around 100 MPH with his fastball.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Verlander, 42, not only struck out Level, 17, on three pitches, but pitched him backwards, too, starting Level off with a changeup before dumping in a curveball and overpowering him with a fastball.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
Cole allowed three hits and one earned run — courtesy of a Will Wagner double in the third — but his fastball topped out at 96.1 mph.
Cole, aided by first-inning homers form Austin Wells and Cody Bellinger, turned to his changeup more than any other pitch, throwing it 15 times.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Fastball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastball. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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fastball
noun
fast·ball
ˈfas(t)-ˌbȯl
: a baseball pitch thrown at full speed
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