Jhoan Duran has lit the MLB world on fire.
The Minnesota Twins reliever has had an unbelievable rookie year with 73 strikeouts in 56.2 innings and a 1.91 ERA. He throws absurdly hard, too.
That now includes a 100 MPH pitch that’s supposed to be an offspeed throw, but was, in fact, very much on speed (sorry, not sorry).
It was an offering from Monday night known as a “splinker” — a split-fingered sinker that darted past the bat of Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo. Per MLB.com, that’s the first offspeed pitch ever tracked in the Statcast era at triple digits.
You’ve got to see this thing:
WOW
100 with movement. 🥴 pic.twitter.com/oUPDzh021A
— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2022
Jhoan Duran can throw a 100 MPH splitter??!!#MNTwins #Twins #MLB pic.twitter.com/lzOb6SLUbZ
— Baseball Today (@dailymlbtweets) August 30, 2022
Jhoan Duran's Stupid Stuff. 🥴
[That last pitch is a 100.8 mph Splinker. 😳] pic.twitter.com/s7TDJTws9A
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 30, 2022
Reactions!
Filthy movement and 100 mph!? 😳😳😳 https://t.co/xmbxJ9v7dU
— Michael Dandrea (@MDandreaWX) August 30, 2022
This is some MLB Slugfest turbo pitch https://t.co/8SWUBPl0tQ pic.twitter.com/SpPsIHB5XR
— Tony Capobianco (@tonymcapo) August 30, 2022
#MNTwins pitching guru Josh Kalk just said Jhoan Duran’s seventh-inning splinker is the first off-speed pitch thrown over 100 mph in MLB history.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) August 30, 2022
Rocco Baldelli on Jhoan Duran throwing a 100 mph splinker: "That pumps you up like very few things I've ever seen from a pitcher. Ever. The end goal is to get three outs. There are a lot of different ways to do that. But my god, that is some insane stuff." https://t.co/LLfml0KYvl
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) August 30, 2022
When you look at the leaderboard for splitter velocity in the pitch-tracking era, Jhoan Duran now holds the top 68 spots.
Before Duran arrived, Jeurys Familia held the record at 96.3 mph.
Duran pushed that record to 100.8 mph today. https://t.co/CrgbW9hQQN
— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) August 30, 2022
Dylan Bundy on Jhoan Duran throwing a 100.8 mph splinker: “I’m jealous.” https://t.co/zTtn9bJxpC
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) August 30, 2022
Jhoan Duran is ridiculous pic.twitter.com/Rda7S5S65H
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) August 30, 2022
If Anthony Edwards were a pitcher he would be Jhoan Durán pic.twitter.com/Mymp0btlwA
— Jack Borman (@jrborman13) August 30, 2022
