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In 2008, the average four-seam fastball velocity in the MLB was below 92 mph. This figure has climbed steadily, surpassing 93 mph by 2015, and exceeding 94 mph by 2023. The frequency of pitches exceeding 100 mph further illustrates this trend: in the 2008 regular season, only 214 fastballs reached speeds greater than 100 mph, whereas in 2023 ...
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2. Since 2008, average mph velocity in the major leagues has risen from 91.3 to 94.2 for four-seam fastballs, 82.8 to 84.6 for sliders, 75.7 to 79.5 for curveballs and 81.7 to 85.5 for changeups. During that period, fastball usage declined from 60% to 48%. By comparison, fastball velocity in Nippon Professional Baseball was 91.1 this year. 3.
“I didn’t see 100 (mph) when I was playing. It’s commonplace now,” said Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, whose last season was 2008. Average four-seam fastball velocity is 94.2 mph this year, matching 2023 and up from 91.1 mph in 2008. There were 3,880 pitches of 100 mph or higher last year, up from 214 in 2008.
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.
Finger grip on a four-seam fastball Finger grip on a four-seam fastball. The four-seam fastball is designed purely for velocity; it travels to the batter's box with little or no "break" from straight-line flight—the intent being to challenge the batter's reaction time instead of fooling him with a pitch that breaks downward or to one side or the other.
Beyond unfulfilled promise and personal struggles was a guy whose pitching velocity astonished some of baseball's biggest names and thrilled fans in Elmira, where he produced his best stretch of ...