Pick a problem, or a perceived problem, in baseball, and it can probably be traced back, directly or indirectly, to the rise of velocity as the sport’s ultimate weapon.

Let’s examine the fastest pitch ever, during the 2024 season and look at the all-time history. Fastest pitch ever. Aroldis Chapman – 105.8 mph – Sep. 24, 2010; Aroldis Chapman – 105.7 mph ...

Therefore, a velocity factor should be used in the pitch line when velocity exceeds the test speed. Continuous lubrication can increase the allowable stress by a factor of at least 1.5.

With ‘another gear’ to his velocity, ... became the 10th pitcher in MLB history such a dubious pitching line. ... allowing the hitter to get a better look at what pitch might be coming.

The fastest pitch of the 2022 MLB season came from the St. Louis Cardinals’ Ryan Helsley, who recorded a 104.2 mph fastball in the Cardinals’ Sept. 27 outing against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Jansen rode that pitch to a 2.08 ERA over his first 477 innings, one of the best relief stretches in this sport’s history. As the pitch has cut less and traveled slower, his results have waned ...

When I took pitch location out of the model, the pitchers’ effects on batted ball velocities fell by 20 percent on average. 8 Ventura, the Royals’ young flamethrower, is a conspicuous member ...

In looking at individual cases of command-first success stories, D-backs ace Zac Gallen is an example of a prospect who threw in the low 90s as an amateur but has since added velocity and ...