San Diego Padres star closer Mason Miller has done a lot of special things on the mound to open his career, putting him into rare air among relief pitchers.

Aroldis Chapman had held the record for fastest pitch in the postseason (104.2 mph) since 2010, per MLB.com. Miller, in his first postseason, struck out five consecutive batters Wednesday before he hit Michael Busch with a pitch. That ended Miller's run of ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels rookie reliever Ben Joyce threw a 105.5 mph fastball Tuesday night that was the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the fastest strikeout pitch in the pitch-tracking era, which started in 2008. Joyce's blazing ...

The fastest pitch of the 2022 Major League Baseball regular season was thrown on Sunday afternoon. Cardinals pitcher Ryan Helsley threw a 103 MPH fastball in the eighth inning of Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It’s the fastest pitch of ...

When it comes to flamethrowers, look no further than New York Yankees pitching prospect Carlos Lagrange. Lagrange was recently named a Top 3 prospect in the organization as he clocked in at No. 2, just ahead of fellow right-handed pitcher Elmer Rodriguez.

Here's a fun stat on velocity, which MLB's Daren Willman first pointed out last week on X. Entering play on Tuesday, the average four-seam fastball velocity so far in 2026 was 94.6 mph. Compare that to the beginning of the pitch-tracking era, in 2008, when ...