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fastball
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fast·ball  (fstbôl)
n. Baseball
A pitch thrown at the pitcher's maximum speed.

fastball [ˈfɑːstˌbɔːl]
n
(Team Sports / Baseball) Baseball a ball pitched at the pitcher's top speed
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Noun1.fastball - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocityfastball - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
slider - a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"


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Usually a fly-ball pitcher, Ortiz induced three double-play groundballs thanks to a liberal use of his sinking two-seam fastball.
In bullpen discussions about curve balls, players commonly compare the merits of so-called four-seam pitches and two-seam pitches.
26 Sinking two-seam fastballs create the illusion of a strike.
 
 
 
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