Aroldis Chapman holds the MLB record for the fastest pitch recorded, having topped out at 105 mph. So it’s no surprise he can throw really hard. Yet it’s still mesmerizing to watch and Chapman put on quite the display Saturday.
Aroldis Chapman’s left arm is still a baseball rocket launcher
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Chapman threw one inning and struck out all three batters. He threw 11 pitches, all for strikes. He threw SIX pitches that registered as at least 103 mph.
Chapman's pitches tonight
— Daren Willman (@darenw) June 25, 2016
103.8 MPH
103.8
103.7
103.6
90.6 <- change up
103.3
102.8
103
102
102.9
101.1#Wow
His last fastball only clocked in at 101.1 mph, he really struggles to hold his velocity.
Good luck with that, batters.
