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/ˈfɑːs(t)ˌbɔːlə/, /ˈfas(t)ˌbɔːlə/, U.S. /ˈfæs(t)ˌbɔlər/, /ˈfæs(t)ˌbɑlər/ Baseball.
A pitcher who specializes in throwing fastballs (fastball n. 1).
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1924 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press-Telegram 9 June 13/1 (headline) Crowd the plate against curve ball pitcher, stand back against fast baller.
1988 R. Angell Season Ticket (1989) xiv. 388 He was a power pitcher, a fastballer, when he tried to catch on with the Reds some years ago, because they were a team that specialized in big hard throwers.
2013 Prince George (Brit. Columbia) Citizen (Nexis) 19 Aug. 10 Woodward scattered 10 hits over seven full innings and gave up just two runs before handing the ball to fastballer Scott Kuzminsky.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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