Darcy Rae Fast (born March 10, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher in the Major Leagues in 1968 for the Chicago Cubs.
Fast's only MLB decision was on July 4, 1968, pitching in relief in the second game of a doubleheader when the Cubs hosted the Philadelphia Phillies. Surrendering 4 runs in 3 innings of work, he was the losing pitcher in the 7âÂÂ4 loss.
Fast appeared in eight MLB games for the Cubs, and struck out ten batters in ten innings pitched. He also walked eight and gave up six earned runs and eight hits. His professional career lasted four seasons, from 1967âÂÂ70.
Fast wrote a book, The Missing Cub, about the 1969 Chicago Cubs team. Following his baseball career, he worked as a pastor in Centralia, Washington for 30 years.