Going back to the start of the pitch tracking era in 2008, this two-run
shot tied Paul Konerko ('10) for both the hardest pitch turned into a
homer by a White Sox hitter and the second hardest by any Luke Weaver Youth Jersey right-handed batter against a righty pitcher.Claimed off waivers from
the Angels at the end of August, Maybin smacked three home runs in the
first five games in which he batted for the Astros. The last of those, a
two-run tater at Safeco Field, was notable not only for the pitch
velocity but also for breaking a ninth-inning tie in a Houston victory.
Only once before on record had an Astros player gone deep against a
faster pitch. Batted balls with specifications similar to Maybin's
(98.7-mph exit velocity, 24-degree launch angle) only result in homers
22 percent of the time, according to Statcast, but this slicing fly ball
had just enough to smack off the foul pole for a projected distance of
340 feet.Stanek, a rookie, threw just 20 big Magneuris Sierra Youth Jersey league innings in 2017 yet became the first Rays pitcher on record to
give up a homer on a pitch 99 mph or faster -- doing so three times.
While this marked just Stanek's third Major League game, Holliday has
racked up nearly 8,000 plate appearances in MLB. The experienced slugger
got the upper hand here, with an opposite-field shot at Tropicana Field
for his 303rd career dinger. At least going back to 2008, it was the
fastest pitch he had taken deep and tied Carlos Beltran's Yankees record
set in '15.Less than two weeks after Marco Gonzales Youth Jersey Devers' improbable homer off Chapman, the southpaw surrendered another
clutch big fly on a triple-digit heater to a left-handed batter. In
doing so, he became the first pitcher on record to yield multiple homers
off pitches 100 mph or faster in the same year (although Stanek and
Ellington soon joined him).
Alonso was just 15 games into his tenure with the Mariners when he
stepped in against Chapman with two outs and nobody on base in the 11th
inning of a tied game. His go-ahead tater to center field at Yankee Mark McGwire Youth Jersey Stadium set a club record for fastest pitch taken deep. Alonso, who
slammed a career-best 28 homers heading into free agency, finished third
in MLB by slugging .750 off pitches 95-plus mph This was one of the 29
homers Martinez mashed in 62 regular-season games for the D-backs
between getting traded from Detroit and reaching the free-agent market.
While it was the fastest pitch Martinez has taken deep in his career, it
also fit with his ability to handle top-notch velocity.
Against pitches 95 mph or harder in 2017, Martinez went 16-for-44 (.364)
with nine home runs and a 1.023 slugging percentage. That tied
Giancarlo Stanton for the most homers in MLB, while none of the 236
other players who finished with at least 40 at-bats against pitches that
fast recorded a slugging percentage above .851.
