Can you throw 110 mph?

The 20-year-old right-hander and Chicago's third-ranked prospect was recorded hitting 110 mph on a radar gun during a workout at APEC, the facility in Texas where he trains during the offseason. The workout involved throwing against a screen using three-ounce and four-ounce balls, followed by a regular baseball.
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Who threw 110 mph?

Stephen Louis Dalkowski Jr.

(June 3, 1939 – April 19, 2020), nicknamed Dalko, was an American left-handed pitcher. He was sometimes called the fastest pitcher in baseball history and had a fastball that probably exceeded 100 mph (160 km/h).
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Is it possible to throw 115 mph?

Consider the confusion over the game's fastest fastball ever. On paper, the honor goes to Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who clocked 105.1 miles per hour in 2010. But the record could have been set all the way back in 1974.
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Who can throw 100 mph?

As far as the technology of the time could tell us, Nolan Ryan threw a 100 mph fastball. Randy Johnson was clocked as high as 102. Bob Feller may have hit 104 in his day, although we only have some creative science experiments to rely on for that figure.
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How fast was Ty Cobb?

He had good but not great speed--it was once written that he was timed in 10.2 seconds for 100 yards--but he made stealing a science. Charles Comiskey was referring to Cobb's baserunning when he once said: “Cobb plays baseball with every part of his anatomy--his head, his arms, his legs, his feet.”
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Who threw the fastest pitch ever?

Aroldis Chapman is the author of the fastest pitcher thrown in a MLB game, his record was 105.1 mph during a game on September 24, 2010 (MLB changed his speed to 105.8 mph). Chapman is currently playing for the New York Yankees as a relief pitcher.
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Who throws 104 mph?

SALT LAKE CITY – Tennessee Volunteers relief pitcher Ben Joyce turned heads when one of his pitches clocked in at an unbelievable 104 MPH on the stadium gun.
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Who threw 106 mph?

Just when you thought Ben Joyce couldn't throw any harder than 104 MPH, something he did last month … well, he did.
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Can you hit a 100 mph fastball?

A mere 100 mile-an-hour fastball takes just 400 milliseconds or so to reach the hitter — quite literally, the blink of an eye.
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How fast can a human throw?

The Guinness Book of World Records still acknowledges Nolan Ryan's 100.9-mph pitch in 1974 as the fastest ever recorded. Yet pitchers Joel Zumaya and Mark Wohlers have since thrown 104- and 103-mph fastballs, respectively, since Ryan's throw, but Guinness didn't certify the results from the guns used to measure them.
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Who threw 107 mph?

The 107 MPH Man: Michael Kopech's Quest to Be the Hardest Thrower of All Time. TYLER, Texas — To the classic Bull Durham scene in which we learn candlesticks make nice wedding gifts, add this: Trailer hitches make awesome Christmas presents. It's true.
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Who threw 105 mph pitch?

In Tennessee baseball's rubber match against Auburn on Sunday, redshirt junior relief pitcher Ben Joyce made college baseball history. He threw a 105.5 mph pitch per Tennessee's Yakkertech system, the fastest pitch thrown in college baseball history.
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What's the fastest a human can throw a baseball?

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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What's the hardest pitch ever thrown?

The University of Tennessee pitcher uncorked a pitch at 105.5 mph, breaking the college baseball record for fastest-ever recorded pitch. The pitch broke his own record he set in March when he fired a 104 mph fastball against South Carolina.
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What is the fastest pitch by a 12 year old?

Cuba's Prieto records fastest pitch at U-12 Baseball World Cup. Cuban 12-year-old right-handed pitcher Alejandro Prieto recorded the fastest pitch of the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2019, at 123 km/h (76.4 mph) in his win against Mexico today in the Super Round.
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What is the fastest pitch thrown by a 13 year old boy?

Short answer is is 55-60 mph.
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How fast was Nolan Ryan's fastest pitch?

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.
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How fast does Tennessee pitcher throw?

But it was one fastball in the top of the 7th inning that drew the most attention … Ben Joyce's 105.5 MPH Fastball. 105.5 mph. That is the fastest recorded pitch in the history of college baseball.
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What was Randy Johnson's fastest pitch?

Randy Johnson was known for throwing a fastball that could reach over 100 mph. It's not every day you see a dove explode in front of home plate, and this was all caught on camera.
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Who has the slowest pitch in MLB?

Brock Holt, Texas Rangers, 31 mph.
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Who threw the slowest pitch in MLB history?

Utility player Brock Holt used a few eephus pitches during a relief appearance for the Texas Rangers on August 7, 2021, one registering the slowest MLB pitch for a called strike since at least 2008 (the pitch-tracking era) at 31.1 miles per hour (50.1 km/h).
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Who hit the farthest home run ever?

In 1987, Joey Meyer of the minor league Denver Zephyrs hit the longest verifiable home run in professional baseball history. The home run was measured at a distance of 582 feet (177 m) and was hit inside Denver's Mile High Stadium.
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