In 2008, only 18 pitcherswerethrowingtripledigitfastballsandtheycollectivelythrough 196 ofthem.
By 2017 therewere 40 pitchersthrowingthatfastandtheytogetherthrough 1017 fastballsatorabove 100 MPH.
Butwhatifthefastballgotevenfaster?
Today, we'regoingtolookatwhythrowingandhitting a 110 mileperhourfastballisalmostimpossibletofindoutwhatittakes.
I threwmyfastestfastballwith a scientistwho's beenstudyingpitchingfordecades.
I triedhitting a formerbigLeaguerspitchandsteppedintothevirtualworldtobatagainst a superhumanpitchingavatar, nope.
Let's startwiththepitch.
Baseballfanshavelongbeenthrilledbythepurespeedofthefastballbobfeller, pitcherfortheClevelandindianstakestimeofftodemonstratehiscannonballdeliverybeforeradarguns, Armyordinanceequipmenthadtobebroughtintomeasurepitspeedrocketsalongat a worldrecordlegendslikebobfellerandNolanRyanthroughincrediblefastballsthatleftbattersreeling.
Today's marvelsofthemound.
AlsoslingseriousspeedatthetopoftheradargunisYankees, reliefpitcher, Aroldischapmanwhowasonceclockedthrowing a stunning 105 mileperhourfastball.
I was I wasn't rightallthetimebutitwasdefinitelyverybeneficialtotrytopickupandreallyfocusinonarmrecognitionandwheretheslotoftheballiscomingout, strikefastballandwecanevenshowyouwhatrealistically 100 and 20 mileanhourfastballwouldlooklike I triedoneofthose, Nope 1 20 121 mphforpsychologistJerryLong.
Standingwayinthebackofthebatter's boxsothatmysweetspotisperfectlyalignedwiththeincomingtrajectoryofthispitch, I wasabletomakecontactwith a 111 mileperhourimpossiblyfastfastball.