How fast does Yadier Molina throw?

He employed a stopwatch and some help for this article that appeared today, and according to the calculations he and his group made Molina's throw left his hand at 83 mph. It averaged 72 mph glove to glove, and that means it had a time of ... 1.2 seconds.
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How fast can Yadier Molina throw mph?

Conversation. Yadier Molina with a 1.89 second pop time on that 84.6 mph throw to get Ronald Acuña Jr.
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How fast did Molina pitch?

His fastball maxed out at 69.7 miles per hour and he even threw a pitch as slow as 42.9, according to Statcast.
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Who threw a 108 mph pitch?

Nolan Ryan: 108.1 MPH

And the winner is.... Nolan Ryan with a 108.1 MPH reading according to the doppler laser radar readings that were used in 1974. The Ryan Express was really bringing the heat that night in 1974, throwing the fastest pitch ever recorded in a Major League Baseball game.
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Who threw 106 mph pitch?

There actually is a major leaguer who has thrown pitches at 101 mph and has a 106 mph exit velocity on a hit. Jacob deGrom, who was a shortstop for much of his college career at Stetson, had a 106 mph exit velocity on a single in 2015. He also has 47 101-plus mph pitches in his career.
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Is it possible to throw a baseball 110 mph?

More and more pitchers are throwing triple digits. The fastest of them tops out at 105 MPH. WIRED examines why the 110 MPH fastball is almost impossible.
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What pitcher can throw 100 mph?

According to Baseball Savant, not only does Duran leads the majors this season with an average splitter speed of 96.2 mph, his four-seam fastball also leads the majors with an average of 100.7 mph. His curveball is second in baseball at an average of 87.7 mph. Nobody comes close to Duran in terms of splitter velocity.
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What was Molinas fastest throw?

He employed a stopwatch and some help for this article that appeared today, and according to the calculations he and his group made Molina's throw left his hand at 83 mph.
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Who throws 104 mph?

Camilo Doval threw a 104 mph pitch in the ninth inning vs. the Diamondbacks, marking the fastest throw by a Giant in the statcast era.
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Who can throw 105 mph?

A pitcher throwing that hard would make a baseball scout cry tears of joy, too. It was the fastest pitch on record in college baseball history. The only MLB pitches we know to have been thrown harder were both by Aroldis Chapman -- a 105.7 mph heater on July 18, 2016, and a 105.8 mph record-setter on Sept. 24, 2010.
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How fast do D1 shortstops throw?

High D1/ Elite JUCO Middle Infielder

In terms of arm strength, elite middle infield recruits will throw the ball across the diamond anywhere between 85 MPH and 95 MPH.
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Who threw 107 mph?

Tennessee Volunteers pitcher Ben Joyce recently fired the fastest pitch in college baseball history. The 6-foot-5 right-hander delivered multiple pitches over 102 MPH, a mark even big leaguers struggle to hit.
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Who threw 103 mph?

Ryan Helsley's 103 mph fastball | 07/19/2022 | MLB.com.
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Who threw 110 mph?

David Laurila: How hard did Steve Dalkowski throw? Brian Vikander: “In my opinion, he threw over 110 mph. I base that on a couple of things. The first is that there's not one individual — not one — who has ever come forward and said that he was not the hardest thrower, the biggest arm, in the history of baseball.
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How fast was Koufax fastball?

Koufax only had two pitches: a 97 mph fastball that physicists denied but all facing batters said was gospel truth: the ball would suddenly hop up before crossing the plate. Koufax also threw a curve that would drop 10-12-inches off the table.
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How fast was Babe Ruth's fastball?

Babe Ruth was a legendary baseball player and one of the most popular athletes in history. He is best known for his home run record, but he also had an impressive throwing ability. What is this? A study found that Babe Ruth threw the ball with an average speed of 97 miles per hour.
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Who throws the hardest in MLB?

1. Jhoan Duran, RP, Twins. Duran is the only pitcher in MLB averaging better than 100 mph on his fastball, and he's been a dominant reliever for Minnesota. He has a 2.81 ERA and 36/4 K/BB in 25.2 innings with four saves.
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How fast was Nolan Ryan's last pitch?

With his injured arm, his final pitch was measured at 98 miles per hour (158 km/h). Ryan's last start was his career-worst; he allowed a single, four walks, and a grand slam in the top of the first without recording an out.
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What is the fastest pitch in MLB history?

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.
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How hard is it to hit a 95 mph fastball?

The mound is 60 feet, 6 inches from the plate. A 95-mph fastball is traveling about 139 feet-per-second. That means it takes about 0.425 seconds to reach the plate. That's less than half a second for hand-eye coordination to do its thing and make a connection.
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Who threw 116 mph pitch?

That's not a pitch. Bauer is taking a running start and whipping a 3oz ball a short distance. He threw a ball 116.9 mph, not a pitch. It's semantics, we know.
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How rare is a 100 mph pitch?

In the pitch-tracking era (since 2008), there have been 223 MLB pitchers to hit 100 on the radar gun, according to Baseball Savant's Statcast.
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How fast is a 100mph pitch?

A 100-mph fastball reaches home plate in under 400 milliseconds. The swing itself takes about 150 milliseconds. That leaves less than a quarter of a second for a batter to spot the pitch and decide whether and where to swing.
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