We’ve seen a lot of nasty pitches so far in the 2023 Major League Baseball season, but what White Sox right-hander Joe Kelly threw during Wednesday night’s game against the Guardians might be the filthiest one of the year.
The reliever threw a perfect eighth inning against the Guardians and he got things started with a baffling strikeout of Tyler Freeman. The poor third baseman tried his best to catch up with Kelly’s 99 mph two-seamer but he never stood a chance and had to make the long walk back to the dugout while probably wondering what had just happened.
Look at this pitch:
Joe Kelly, Sick 99mph Two Seamer with 22 inches of Run 😯 pic.twitter.com/ignS7IBQWI
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 18, 2023
The movement at the end was just silly.
MLB fans were in awe:
Bro what is this ????? https://t.co/aWvURnzHnG
— Jermond Williams (@__jayw24) May 18, 2023
A filthy 2 seam is the best pitch in baseball and one of the coolest things in sports. Tell me I’m wrong https://t.co/fIyQlArWq4
— keith (@fade_keith) May 18, 2023
A pitch hasn’t made my jaw drop in awhile https://t.co/RKVytDklcx
— Pickford’s Dad (@cheeze619) May 18, 2023
This is absolutely unreal man.
— SELL THE WHITE SOX (@HashTagWhiteSox) May 18, 2023
I’d be at the plate staring like this: https://t.co/w4542ZnydB pic.twitter.com/2gtkzTKjOg
Absolutely insane how do you physically do this https://t.co/nunPsyUSeE
— The Unintelligent Investor (@investstupid69) May 18, 2023
What in the https://t.co/lSvkzYTUqX
— Paola Trujillo (@iampeatrujillo) May 18, 2023
Bro this is getting to beyond video game stuff. You can’t even throw a pitch like that in The Show https://t.co/MvvN8jdN9S
— Ian (@gunnersfan6) May 18, 2023
