What was the fastest pitch ever thrown during a baseball game? Who was the fastest pitcher in baseball history? Who could throw the fastest fastball? These questions, and others like it, are some of the most commonly asked items here on Baseball Almanac. They are also some of the most ...
For the 2023 season, speed is going to be the name of the game, and not just in terms of "how fast are the pitches thrown" or "how hard is the ball coming off the bat." We’re talking old-school speed, running speed, which might just become a little more
Everyone has their theories as to why this is the case, but it’s undeniable that the game of baseball is being played a little bit differently this year. Power is down, strikeouts are up (relative to the DH in both leagues, anyway) and offense, while st
A ball is thrown upward from the ground with an initial speed of 25 m/s; at the same instant, another ball is dropped from a building 15 m high. After how long will the balls be at the same height above the ground? A basebal...
“I think 105, any harder than that, good luck to anyone in that ball’s direction,” Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppetold MLB.com. Can Joyce throw harder? “I would like to think so,”he said.“I guess we’ll find out.” Joyce’s pitch to Edman was the fastest thrown on a strikeo...
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Joyce is one of four pitchers to hit at least 104.5 mph in the pitch tracking era, along with Aroldis Chapman, Jordan Hicks and Jhoan Duran. The fastest pitch recorded in the pitch-tracking era is Chapman's 105.8 mph in 2010. Joyce, who kept the ball from his strikeout of Martinez as...
Certainly not what Rafael Devers did in that situation -- with the Red Sox trailing, 2-1, in the top of the ninth at Yankee Stadium, Devers drilled a 102.8 mph fastball from Chapman in a 1-2 count for a game-tying home run. When the ball went over the wall in left-center field,...
He struggled offensively in 2018, resulting in a career-low 25 steals, but he can absolutely fly on both sides of the ball, consistently putting pressure on opposing defenses and pitchers while holding down center field defensively.Likely 2019 level: Triple-A BuffaloOrioles: Kirvin Moesquit, 2B...
"how fast are the pitches thrown" or "how hard is the ball coming off the bat." We’re talking old-school speed, running speed, which might just become a little more important given therule changesthat are in large part meant to emphasize speed and skill on the bases and in the ...