Angels pitcher Ben Joyce retired all four hitters he faced in 1⅓ innings for his first save, and concluded the effort with a 104.7 mile per hour fastball, the fastest pitch in the majors this season, during his club's 5-4 win over the Mets on Saturday.
retired all four hitters he faced in 1⅓ innings for his first big league save, and concluded the effort with a 104.7 mile per hour fastball, the fastest pitch in the majors this season, during his club'sfor the final out. According to ESPN Stats & Information, it was the hardest pitch thrown to strike a batter out in the pitch-tracking era, which dates back to 2008.
"It was hard, I've never seen a fastball like that," Martinez said."That's the fastest fastball I've ever faced." Martinez, who hit his second grand slam in eight games in the loss, took it in stride, though, and had fun with it in his postgame media availability. "He threw it, I laughed," he said."After he struck me out, I was kind of smiling. I was like 'Whoa.' I had to look up at the radar, and said, 'That was different.' But kudos to him. He throws hard, and comes right at you.""It was a different level there," he said of the record pitch."It was an 0-2 pitch. Just try to let it eat and ended up getting a good result.
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