Being able to pitch a baseball 100-plus miles per hour is an insane gift. To create that much velocity and sheer torque out of a small object is something only a few people can do. If you’re an MLB pitcher with such a talent, you’ll bring an element almost everyone will gawk at when they get the chance.
To likely try and have everyone appreciate the 100 mile-per-hour pitch, even more, the Yankees’ broadcast had an excellent idea: They isolated a 100 mph pitch under a slo-mo cam.
The visual effects and results on the receiving catcher’s mitt aren’t surprising but certainly no less striking. In essence, it’s pitching gold:
