... to bad fastball ... Especially considering that his fastball is one of the worst pitches in Major League Baseball right now ... Painter's shaky fastball could be seen during his Wednesday start against Miami.
Here's where Misiorowski's 104.5 mph fastball ranks in MLB history, and a look at some other numbers related to Milwaukee's young ace ... On Friday night, Misiorowski hurled a 104.5 mph fastball at Kyle ...
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski set a major league record Friday night, hurling a 104.5-mph fastball against the Philadelphia Phillies -- the fastest pitch recorded by a starting pitcher since pitch tracking began in 2008 ... .
He certainly maintained his stuff, given he hit 104.5 mph on the first batter of the game and 103 mph on his last pitch − a fastball he blew by Justin Crawford to finish his gem.
GREENWOOD — CenterGrove pitcher Gannon Grant felt good during pregame warmups ahead of Saturday's Class 4A regional championship game against Richmond, then he did something that made him feel like his fastball had a little more life than usual.
So much so that the Tigers retaliated. Right-hander Keider Montero threw at Naylor in the fifth inning Saturday, June 6, in the second of three games at Comerica Park, hitting him in the right shoulder with a first-pitch 96 mph fastball.
What mattered was that in the 10th start of his second major-league season, Sasaki rediscovered his fastball — and by doing so, might have rediscovered himself ... By that, he meant that he was able to use his fastball as his primary weapon.
It’s not just raw numbers that are breaking the speed gun. It’s also Misiorowski’s rate. He’s thrown 996 pitches this season across his 11 starts. That translates to hitting 100 miles per hour or more on 31.2 percent of his pitches ... Advertisement ... .