Chapman hits 106 MPH in relief appearance

4/18/11: Aroldis Chapman pitches one solid inning in relief, including topping 106 MPH on the radar gun


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[shamelesstoast]

Imagine him in a snowball fight or dodgeball

[Drewski]

Imagine him throwing two 100+ mph pitches from him and then he throws a changeup. That'd fuck up your timing so bad

[Tigerpuffer]

Not just 106... but 106 up and in. Yikes!

[garrettfish]

Now he throws 96-101 with one of the nastiest sliders in the game.

[gracegoodwin]

I feel bad for mcutchen a 106 mph pitch right by your elbow it's scary

[themooseisloose]

He's still got juice. He hit 103 on the radar gun about two weeks ago. What an arm!

[paulgreene]

My elbow dislocated just watching this.

[ItsKgan]

Imagine the terror you'd feel batting as the literal fastest pitch is thrown up and in

[unoindustries]

McCutchen's life flashed before his eyes on that up and in

[Ether-pbgb]

Watching this makes me feel at peace that my dreams of being a MLB player did not come true.

[Joey-idrk]

I couldn’t possibly imagine getting hit in the face with a pitch this fast

[jeremylewellen]

As a former I miss Chapman at Cincy so much. I couldn’t imagine attempting to bat against him. It’s the stuff night terrors are made of.

[EthnosSynergyEnergy]

That mere fact that the batters can even make contact with such a fast pitch is impressive in and of itself

[ImTyMotivation]

Me getting up against 85 mph - “I will never be pro.”

MLB players getting up again 106 mph - “I will never be superhuman.”

[zitch]

How it feels being called up to spring training after 1 season of AA ball in mlb the show

[carljuztine]

this is still ridiculously impressive, his control is superb

[NicoLaffey]

9 years later he's 36 and still throwing 101. Now for the pirates. Incredible

[johnfunado]

Imagine being the catcher, I'd be scared

[blp]

You know it’s impressive when the crowd is cheering while down 8 runs in the 9th

[tls]

That is really awesome, all the fans there for him being down 9-1 in the ninth.