WATCH: New York Yankees’ Outfielder, Aaron Hicks, Throws A Ball 105.5 MPH To Home Plate For The Out
In case you haven’t seen or felt the breeze from this throw, New York Yankees’ outfielder, Aaron Hicks, gunned a runner out at home plate tonight by throwing the ball 105.5 MPH. This is the fastest recorded throw by MLB Statcast in baseball history. The previous high was by Houston Astros’ outfielder, Carlos Gomez, at 103.1 MPH. Not only was the velocity of this throw impressive, but it was right on the money to tag Danny Valencia out at home to save a run. While this throw did save a run, it wasn’t enough as the New York Yankees lost to the Oakland A’s, 5-2.
To see the video of the throw, click the link below:
Posted on April 20, 2016, in MLB Reports and tagged 105, aaron hicks, daily fantasy, Fantasy Baseball, mlb, MLB Fantasy, MPH, new york yankees, outfield, record, statcast, throw. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
What I would give to go back in time & have Statcast (powered by Amazon Web Services) measure the likes of Dave Parker’s arm or Roberto Clemente! Even better…get a spin rate in Nolan Ryan or The Big Unit? How bout Sandy Koufax…or the exit velocity of a ball hit by Ted Williams? Imagine the data….🤔🙄👍⚾️.
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