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fireballer

American  
[fahyuhr-baw-ler] / ˈfaɪərˌbɔ lər /

noun

Baseball Slang.
  1. a hard-throwing fastball pitcher.


Etymology

Origin of fireballer

fireball + -er 1

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Meanwhile, Hunter Greene, another star fireballer in the NL Central, just had the surgery for a second time in his career at just 27 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A bad wrist can derail a career, and if you don’t believe that, consider Juan Martin del Potro, the brilliant fireballer from Argentina who beat Roger Federer to win the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

They have two high-profile Japanese players other than Ohtani in opening-day starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto and rookie fireballer Roki Sasaki.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2025

The 6-foot-5, 165-pound fireballer is one of seven AL pitchers with double-digit losses in 2022.

From Seattle Times Aug. 30, 2022

Jarlin Susana, a fireballer netted in the Soto-Bell deal, is 18 and just joined Rutledge and Lara at the low-level affiliate.

From Washington Post Aug. 24, 2022

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