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Angels closer Ben Joyce threw a 105.5-mph fastball to strike out Dodgers' Tommy Edman, making the pitch the fastest recorded to fan a hitter and third-fastest overall.
On August 3, during a game against the New York Mets, Joyce struck out J. D. Martinez on a 104.7-mile-per-hour (168.5 km/h) fastball to get his first-ever save. It was the fastest strike-out pitch to be thrown in MLB since at least 2008, [ 25 ] and the sixth-fastest pitch thrown since 2009. [ 26 ]
29 hits allowed in an extra-inning game. Number of occurrences: 1. Eddie Rommel (17 innings), July 10, 1932. Oldest pitcher to win a game. Jamie Moyer, age 49 years, 151 days, May 16, 2012. Most innings pitched by a relief pitcher in one game. Zip Zabel, 18 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings. June 17, 1915; Fastest recorded pitch thrown by a pitcher in a game.
Dalkowski once won a $5 bet with teammate Herm Starrette who said that he could not throw a baseball through a wall. Dalkowski warmed up and then moved 15 feet (5 m) away from the wooden outfield fence. His first pitch went right through the boards. [4] On another bet, Dalkowski threw a ball over a fence 440 feet (134 m) away.
Mueller has applied physics to hit a tennis ball more than 140 miles per hour and to teach others to throw a baseball harder. He was signed by Blair to play in the Empire State Baseball League in ...
A 99.2 mph throw at Louisville in May was the fastest this year in Triple-A or MLB. Elly De La Cruz threw this ball 99.2 MPH across the diamond 🔥 The fastest throw by an infielder this year in ...
Fastballs are usually thrown with a backspin so that the Magnus effect creates an upward force on the ball. This causes it to fall less rapidly than expected, and sometimes causes an optical illusion often called a rising fastball. Although it is impossible for a human to throw a baseball fast enough and with enough backspin for the ball to ...
On September 24, 2010, against the San Diego Padres, Chapman was clocked at 105.1 mph (169.1 km/h), according to PITCHf/x, the fastest pitch ever recorded in Major League Baseball. [86] On July 19, 2016, Chapman matched his previous record of 105.1 mph with a ball to Baltimore's J. J. Hardy. [87] That record was tied by Jordan Hicks on May 20 ...