What's The Fastest Pitch Ever

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene broke an MLB tape on Saturday as he faced the big bats in the LA Dodgers line-up.

Greene, a 22-twelvemonth-old rookie, threw 39 pitches that clocked at to the lowest degree 100 miles per hour (mph) during the game at the Great American Ballpark on Sabbatum evening.

The count was proficient enough for Greene to surpass the record for the well-nigh 100+ mph pitches in a game. The record was previously held by New York Mets ace Jacob DeGrom when he threw 33 lazers in a game final season.

MLB pitchers with nearly pitches over 100 mph in ane game

#5 Jacob deGrom, May 2021

Jake deGrom will be on this listing more than once. Last flavor, on May 31, the Mets ace flung 27 fastballs that broke 100 mph. He did then in a victory that had the Mets prevailing over the Arizona Diamondbacks six-2.

New York Mets starter Jacob deGrom has been known to throw some serious heat

#iv Nathan Eovaldi, August 2015

2015 was an excellent twelvemonth for Nathan Eovaldi. He had one of the highest winning percentages in the MLB at .824. On August 19, 2015, while playing for the New York Yankees, Eovaldi threw 28 pitches that were 100 mph or more, in a win over the Minnesota Twins.

#3 Jordan Hicks, May 2019

Jordan Hicks is the only relief bullpen to make this listing. In a game against the Texas Rangers on May 19, 2019, the St. Louis Cardinals youngster threw 29 pitches that bankrupt the 100 mph threshold. Unfortunately, it was not enough equally the Cards fell in that game by a narrow 5-4 score.

#2 Jacob deGrom, May 2021

Last season, Jake deGrom outdid throwing flames. Before throwing 27 100+ mph pitches later that calendar month, deGrom would set a record against the St. Louis Cardinals.

He sent down an astounding 33 pitches that passed 100 miles per hour on the speed gun. DeGrom volition begin the 2022 season on the IL. No doubt this large thrower is ready to become back and pitch some heavy duty balls.

Hunter Greene's 59 pitches of 100+ mph through his first 2 MLB starts are more than than the Twins, Orioles, Brewers or D-backs have recorded equally a squad over the entire pitch-tracking era (since 2008).

4:55 AM · Apr 17, 2022

Hunter Greene'due south 59 pitches of 100+ mph through his first two MLB starts are more than the Twins, Orioles, Brewers or D-backs have recorded as a team over the entire pitch-tracking era (since 2008).

#1 Hunter Greene, April 2021

On Apr 16, 2021, Hunter Greene threw a MLB-best 39 pitches towards LA Dodgers batters. Unfortunately, it was not plenty and Freddie Freeman and company triumphed

Edited by Akshay Saraswat