fireballer
Hard-throwing hurler
A fireballer is a baseball pitcher known for throwing exceptionally fast pitches.
The term emphasizes raw velocity over finesse or breaking balls: The rookie fireballer was clocked at 101 miles per hour.
By extension, fireballer occasionally describes anyone who operates with speed and intensity.
Maximum-speed baseball throw
- heaterDevice producing warmth
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- strikeoutBatter retired on pitches
- mphVelocity unit abbreviation
radar · four-seamer · flamethrower · ace · closer · reliever · mound · windup
Directed rate of motion
- rotationTurning on an axis
- gripSecure manual hold
- seamJoined fabric edge
- two-seamerFastball gripped across seams
cutter · release point · extension · follow-through · torque · explosiveness
fastball
Maximum-speed baseball throw
mph · radar · four-seamer · flamethrower · ace · closer · reliever · mound · windup · delivery
velocity
Directed rate of motion
two-seamer · cutter · release point · extension · follow-through · torque · explosiveness