How to Use fireballer in a Sentence

fireballer

noun
  • The fireballer struck out seven and walked one in her seven-inning triumph.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2021
  • Ryan had once been a wild fireballer himself, leading the league in walks eight times in an 11-year span.
    — New York Times, 9 May 2022
  • The crafty left-hander could prove to be a good match against a team that is comfortable facing fireballers.
    — Adam Sparks, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2019
  • Storen’s reinvented himself from a fireballer to a sinker/slider guy.
    — Zach Buchanan, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2017
  • The Cuban fireballer has not allowed a run in 11 appearances this month.
    — USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2017
  • But despite his eye-opening strikeout totals, Anderson is not a true fireballer.
    — Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Derrington, a fireballer, was one of those players, but he was given a shot in the last game of the 1956 season.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2016
  • Rookie fireballer Walker Buehler will be an option, but not until later in the season.
    — Dylan Hernandez, latimes.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • The average soul would be lost against the Astros’ fireballer, but frankly, so is the rest of baseball in 2019.
    — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The 37-year-old fireballer has not allowed a run since July 23 and only one since June 9.
    — Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The fireballer, however, struck out José Iglesias and got Kiké Hernández to ground out to third for the save.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Poche pitched into the ninth inning before freshman fireballer Zack Hess came on for the final three outs -- all strikeouts.
    — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 27 June 2017
  • Perhaps the most entertaining aspect of the night for the Mariners was the big-league debut of fireballer Thyago Vieira.
    — Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2017
  • But Noah Syndergaard, the Mets fireballer, suddenly got into trouble.
    — Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 4 July 2019
  • Armed with a fastball that can soar above 100 mph, the 6-7, 248-pound fireballer can be a bit erratic and may be best suited for the bullpen long-term.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Milwaukee Brewers fireballer Jacob Misiorowski turned in his finest outing one year to the day of his major league debut.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • Sasaki has never pitched in relief on consecutive days, so an appearance in Game 4 would mark the first time the Japanese fireballer has done so.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The fireballer, of course, already had one Tommy John surgery in college, plus an internal brace procedure in 2024.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
  • And so began a metamorphosis into Charlie Morton, fireballer.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Claudio isn’t a fireballer like closer Raisel Iglesias, the first reliever Minasian acquired to stock a bullpen from which seven relievers have been purged since the end of the season.
    — Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The fireballer’s struggles continued, with Dalbec — who’d fanned with two in scoring position in the first — driving a 2-and-2 slider into the left-field seats for a 4-3 lead.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022
  • Strasburg, once a fireballer, has grown into a crafty pitcher who overcomes a post-surgery drop in velocity with a nearly unhittable changeup and a tricky curve that combined to earn all of his dozen Ks against the Cardinals.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2019
  • During the opening series of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tatiana Tate was called upon to blow the horn as the fearsome fireballer made his way through the outfield to the mound.
    — Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Over 3-Time Manager Of The Year MLB has seen an explosion of young fireballers who reach or top 100 mph with their fastballs.
    — Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The Braves were facing Jacob Misiorowski, the 24-year-old fireballer who was throwing between 100-104 mph on Friday at Truist Park.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 June 2026

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