Mason Miller isn’t just dominant—he makes opposing hitters look like they’ve never picked up a bat before. Baseball’s best closer has been the sport’s most overpowering pitcher since last summer, and it’s not just his velocity that’s baffling batters.
At long last, someone finally put the ball in play off of Miller on Wednesday, and it came in the form of a weak groundout to end the Padres’ 8-2 win over Pittsburgh. Even that felt like a small victory. The 52.9 mph squibber off of Jake Mangum’s bat ended a historic run, halting Miller’s streak of 11 consecutive strikeouts. In the expansion era, only one pitcher has recorded more. His teammate Jeremiah Estrada reached 13 in a row back in 2024.
