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Charles Curtis

Umpire camera shows how impossible it is to hit Yu Darvish’s 95 MPH fastball with movement

The 2024 MLB season is officially back, and so is Ump Cam.

One of my favorite innovations has shown us the umpire POV of monster home runs, pitches that dart and fool hitters, and how scary an up and in fastball is.

And on Wednesday, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres playing in South Korea on ESPN, we got the Ump Cam view of a 95 MPH two-seam fastball that was a called strike. You can see it move in the middle of heading to the plate, and in slow motion, it’s even more pronounced.

Gotta love Ump Cam!

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