According to the “ESPN Uncyclopedia,” five baseball players affiliated with the MLB have killed a bird during a game (I found a few more than five). The first recorded instance of a bird being killed by a baseball was in 1981.
Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET!
“Played A-ball against Carlton,” Palmer said. “I remember a skinny left-hander throwing about 91 or 92 [mph]. Not a hard thrower.
Ryan was a right-handed pitcher who consistently threw pitches that were clocked above 100 miles per hour (161 km/h). He maintained this velocity throughout his pitching career. Ryan was also known to throw a devastating 12–6 curveball at exceptional velocity for a breaking ball.
The Fastest Pitch Ever: Aroldis Chapman’s 106 MPH Heater
On September 24, 2010, former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who hails from Cuba, delivered a 105.1-mph fastball, measured by Statcast, in a game against the San Diego Padres, which is recognized as the Guinness World Record for fastest pitch ever.
Babe Ruth was said to have hit a home run over 600 feet.
Ryan was a right-handed pitcher who consistently threw pitches that were clocked above 100 miles per hour (161 km/h). He maintained this velocity throughout his pitching career. Ryan was also known to throw a devastating 12–6 curveball at exceptional velocity for a breaking ball.
Oneil Cruz keeps cruising to the top of MLB’s leaderboards. During the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 14-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, Cruz recorded the hardest-hit ball in Statcast history, measuring at 122.4 mph.
The most widely quoted response is Nolan Ryan, whose fastball was “officially” clocked by the Guinness Book of World Records at 100.9 miles per hour in a game played on August 20, 1974, versus the Detroit Tigers. A record that’s still included in the book.
Clemens was said to throw “two pitches: a 98-mph fastball and a hard breaking ball.
The most widely quoted response is Nolan Ryan, whose fastball was “officially” clocked by the Guinness Book of World Records at 100.9 miles per hour in a game played on August 20, 1974, versus the Detroit Tigers. A record that’s still included in the book.
Jhoan Duran is first in MLB history to throw 100 mph off-speed pitch.
Only 11 pitchers have hit 103 mph even once in a regular-season game, and only three have thrown more than 10 such pitches.- Pitches recorded at 103+ mph, since 2008. Aroldis Chapman: 273.
Fastest recorded pitches, since 2008.
Aroldis Chapman.
Emmanuel Clase.
Jacob deGrom.
Jordan Hicks.
Noah Syndergaard.
Gerrit Cole.
Clemens was said to throw “two pitches: a 98-mph fastball and a hard breaking ball.
Nolan Ryan hit 2 home runs during his career, 1 while playing at home, 1 while on the road. Nolan Ryan hit 0 solo homers, 0 with a single runner on base, 2 with two men on base, and 0 grand slams.
The number of pitchers who can break the 100 MPH has gone up dramatically in the last decade, with one who can throw 105. But breaking 110 MPH is nearly impossible, due to the physical limitations of human bones, muscles, and ligaments.
The Top 10- Blake Treinen – Los Angeles Dodgers (Age: 33)
Devin Williams – Milwaukee Brewers (Age: 27)
Ryan Pressly – Houston Astros (Age: 33)
Raisel Iglesias – Los Angeles Angels (Age: 32)
Emmanuel Clase- Cleveland Guardians (Age: 24)
Liam Hendriks – Chicago White Sox (Age: 33)
Josh Hader – Milwaukee Brewers (Age: 28)
No team has thrown no-hitters in consecutive games, although it has happened once on consecutive days: On May 5, 1917, Ernie Koob of the St. Louis Browns no-hit the Chicago White Sox, and teammate Bob Groom repeated the feat in the second game of a doubleheader the following day.
The screwball’s decline can be attributed partly to the emergence of other deceptive off-speed pitches: the circle change, the cutter, the split-finger. (Though not one of these is a serviceable replacement for the screwball, which enables pitchers to throw a ball that breaks away from opposite-handed hitters.)
The baseball world in Japan has been shaken to its core by a pitch so fast it stands among the fastest in the world – and it was done during a high school game.
The Oakland Athletics outfielder is considered by many to sport the best arm in baseball. In 64 games with Triple-A Nashville last season, Laureano racked up 13 outfield assists. In 142 career games with the Athletics to date, he’s totaled 16 assists.