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fastball

[ fast-bawl, fahst- ]

noun

Baseball.
  1. a pitch thrown at or near a pitcher's maximum velocity.


fastball

/ ˈɑːˌɔː /

noun

  1. baseball a ball pitched at the pitcher's top speed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fastball1

First recorded in 1910–15; fast 1 + ball 1
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For the first time, his shotgun fastball actually hit the right locations.

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Where he once tried to overpower opposing hitters with an upper-90s fastball, May focused on improving his command and maintaining consistent control of his arsenal.

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He attacked the strike zone with a heavy fastball, touching 98 mph on the radar gun.

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He struck out the first two batters he faced, snapping off a nasty curveball to Michael Harris II before blowing a 98-mph fastball by Austin Riley.

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When their moment came to show the world what they were about, they were served a fastball over the middle of the plate.

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