Meaning of fastball | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A high-speed pitch of a baseball.
2. A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
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Examples

“Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.”

“The pitcher had a blazing fastball.”

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