Correction for the speed of a Fastball (baseball)
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How fast is 679 meters per minute?
It's about three-tenths as fast as a Fastball (baseball)
The speed of a Fastball (baseball) is about 2,500 meters per minute.
(a.k.a. rising fastball, a.k.a. cross-seam fastball, a.k.a. heater, a.k.a. hummer, a.k.a. smoker; for four-seam grip) (major league average)
The average speed of major league fastball pitch is
2,500 meters per minute. When up against the quickest professional fastball pitchers, a batter may have less than
0.4 seconds to react to a pitched ball.
MLA Style (8th Ed.)
"Correction for the speed of a Fastball (baseball)" The Measure of Things, 2022, www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=speed&unit=mm&amt=679&i=113. Accessed 30 Jun 2022.
APA Style (7th Ed.)
The Measure of Things. (2022). Correction for the speed of a Fastball (baseball). Retrieved June 30, 2022 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=speed&unit=mm&amt=679&i=113
Chicago Style (17th Ed.)
"Correction for the speed of a Fastball (baseball)." The Measure of Things. 2022. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=speed&unit=mm&amt=679&i=113.
