The Race to 106 MPH...

[@RegularDude-gm2mc]

It’s insane that Chapman has been in the majors for 14 years and is still throwing gas

[@sphealteam6]

that on its own is impressive, but what makes it even more so is that he's never had tommy john or any other major arm injury in those 14 years of flame throwing.

[@gerryfegan3608]

Really? That's fucking wild​@@sphealteam6

[@benkelly7499]

ALL ABOUT HIP SHOULDER SEPARATION BABY

[@alkakaka1537]

@@sphealteam6 never ever thats crazy

[@chongli3007]

Balco. *THAT NEW JUICE*

[@chickencordonbleu24]

Shoutout to Summoning Salt

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

Wondering how big the audience overlap is there. I definitely noticed it immediately.

[@ronangrayson]

@@Sam_on_KZbin It's literally Summoning Salt's intro. You can't miss it haha. I think it's pretty cool that his style of video is being remade in other genres. Really cool.

[@swifel9969]

@@ronangrayson Yes but not many Summoning Salt fans are very big into baseball analytics, so there probably arent that many people who recognize it.

[@hectorhidalgo2301]

Awesome to see. Summoning Salt’s intro is my all time favorite.

[@MJCFilms]

literally my immediate thought when seeing the title LOL

[@railroad350]

10:50 perfectly summarizes Ken Griffey Jr… sees the fastest pitch ever thrown and absolutely nails it

[@mounstursz]

Right, that needs it's own video. Fastest pitches homered.

[@TheHappyStickman]

@@mounsturszthere’s one very similar. Farthest home run hit from every pitch speed

[@yamuthastwat123]

His hands and that swing holy shit I can’t believe I’ve never seen that clip before. I’ve obviously seen the Kid drop bombs but that one is the epitome of Griffey Jr. lol

[@b0ssdude190]

Summoning salt inspired

[@benda18]

Thanks for this. I needed to clean out my clogged Griffey pipes

[@mikechen7136]

The fact that Chapman has never had a Tommy John surgery is just absurd

[@betterthanmost9549]

Lucky genetics im guessing. Same reason why double jointed people tend to avoid knee and shoulder issues or having an advantage with fast twitch muscle fibers. im sure if he was to do a dna test he would see a certain enzyme where his tendons are just stronger than average.

[@universenerdd]

​@@betterthanmost9549look at his muscle. Forearm offloads stress from the ucl

[@johndleon9249]

@@betterthanmost9549not he have a flexible body and a very good or one of the best mechanic with the years hi work very hard in the gym to I think this is what helps him a lot

[@calebyoung7044]

Dude I swear I said the same thing I’ll be honest I think he is taking something it’s just how can someone go from mid 90s a year before to 105 again there is no way his arm is getting stronger at his age

[@cro4194]

​@@betterthanmost9549I'm guessing that, and perfect mechanics as well

[@Bnio]

21:41 The looks given are great. "I've still got it" vs "Yeah. I can't even be mad."

[@ethanniedorowski116]

He loves baseball ❤ an well Baby thats fckin baseball 105 on the inside chefs kiss 💋 an walk away Tip fhe cap an walk away.. 36 an 105 he makes me feel a young 38

[@ChairmanMeow1]

When I was a kid, 93-95mph was just about the absolute top tier velocity for pitchers.... BUT they also averaged like 180IP+ every year.

[@stuartnewman7068]

they also measured 10' in front of home plate. Modern guns would record 99+ mph.

[@Gosox4572]

awesome video. Ive never fully watched that clip of chapmans comeback 105 v manny and seeing the story and to get back to 105 with a strikeout pitch was sick

[@analyticswithchris]

That pitch was so unexpected at his age and definitely a cool moment. Glad you liked the video!

[@sferguson1130]

Speed is big, but my favorite pitchers will always be the guys that can out chess match their opponents. Greg Maddux is my all time favorite pitcher. He averaged between 86mph & 93mph, from his early years, to the end of his career.

[@ryaniam22]

Greg wouldn't do very well today. Pedro would so better because he could also hit 97 regularly

[@Ty420]

Chapman just got jacked and got back in the game. Joyce is already jacked 😅

[@Frostwolfblood]

The summoning salt of baseball!!!!! Yessss! My 2 favorite things of all time Baseball and video games

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

Need to see Ben Joyce do that insane workout routine that Chapman was doing on the Pirates to regain his velocity, I think he can hit 106 if he does that

[@Ricky_ZR3]

The race to Tommy John 2.0

[@Kaisukiii]

who tf is tommy john

[@TheHappyStickman]

@@Kaisukiiiit’s an injury💀 Tommy John surgery for pitchers and some others but it’s pretty common in the mlb ngl

[@mingify471]

@@TheHappyStickmanand a person but yeah

[@Lucas-sk5iy]

@@Kaisukiii It's the nickname for the surgery (named after the first guy who had it done) that baseball pitchers often have to get to replace the ligament that goes around your elbow.

[@kaelthunderhoof5619]

And Pitchers who are getting this surgery are getting younger too.

[@vinrusso821]

Ryan pitching 101 mph in the 9th inning and 10 feet from his release is nuts!!

[@BrettShadow]

10 from the PLATE!

[@claytonroberts1622]

summoning salts impact on youtube is so massive

[@joshuabouley9085]

Dude you always make such excellent videos, makes me smile seeing some of my favorite players get these incredible stories told about them. Thank you!

[@TheNewRevolution]

I've been watching baseball for a long time. I still say Nolan Ryan was greatest flamethrower I ever saw. If the technology was available when he played, I'm sure he'd be on the same level as Chapman. He was a different from any other pitcher in his era. He threw complete games. He threw 7 no hitters. He wasn't a relief pitcher. Due to technology limitations we'll never know exactly how hard he was throwing, maybe he was hitting 107 or 108. We'll never know. As impressive as all these guys are throwing this heat, I still see Ryan as the king.

[@JumboFPS]

Billy Mitchel catching strays 😂😂

[@kiefdemon1979]

This video about pitching really shows us how good Griffey Jr was.

[@TedEast-i1b]

💉 💉 💉

[@thebronzeage23]

That smile at 21:42 sent me back to 2016 for a second. Thank you Aroldis.

[@JayEshle]

The narrator's disrespect to Nolan Ryan is just insane to me ......

[@Ron-n4j1l]

The race to 106 mph. Brought to you by Tommy John Surgeons Fraternity.

[@ahol9120]

The Volunteer Fireman will def hit 106mph in 2025. I bet Mason Miller can also push for 106 in the future

[@user-mn9wc5ru5w]

I jack off to the concept

[@krolik1157]

I had great seats in Oakland for an A's vs. Tigers game when Zumaya was doing his thing. Verlander started the game, and he threw quite hard! He was sitting mid-high '90s all game, and went over 100 a few times. Then Zumaya came in and you could just tell it was a different kind of speed. Even compared to what Verlander was throwing, the sound the ball made when it hit the mitt was just...different. Every fastball he threw was over 100, and he hit 104 in that outing on the stadium gun. I've seen Aroldis pitch since, and I've seen a lot of pitchers go over 100, but there was nothing like that "okay, what WAS that" feeling I got when Zumaya came in.

[@JesvinderVirk]

Guitar Villain

[@aaronziegler2298]

Great video…thanks for posting it! Chapman absolutely locked Machado up with speed, movement, and location with that 3rd strike pitch. There’s a clip of Hicks when he was with the Cards where he hit 103, but located the pitch on the inside corner to a left handed hitter- locking him up, too. I’m a big SF Giants fan, and I think Hicks is moving back to the bullpen- this time as the closer because Doval is kind of a basket case. 🤨

[@sporer_]

these videos are great, Chris, keep up the fantastic work

[@cole_peterson]

Hope your channel blows up big. Baseball analytics is my shit, stats and numbers. Fuckin love it keep up the good work

[@McDee]

the fact that ken griffey jr didn't hit an opposite field homerun off that 104mph pitch is insane

[@Waverunner21]

Exactly he was right on it

[@TheHappyStickman]

He probably thought “wow that was fast, I bet he’s gonna try to blow it past me again”

[@reelingwithrobby]

The movie “Fastball” came out right before I turned 15. I was obsessed with this movie, and seeing Steve Dalkowski on a KZbin video in 2024 is wild. I was so obsessed with getting my velo high, this video took me way back. Absolutely cannot wait to see how Ben Joyce progresses

[@pyroknight-P3G]

The movie "Fastball" is an amazing documentary about this topic. I think its still free here on KZbin. Ive watched it like 6 times. Very well put together.

[@poindextertunes]

Billy Wagner used to be my favorite pitcher. He wasn’t even born left handed he was forced to bcuz of an injury. A left handed closer that throws a 101mph FB and mixes it up with a 85mph Slider sheesh

[@Saterfoo]

Billy Mitchell catching a stray was amazing

[@Prypak]

3:35 this does look like the fastest pitch I've ever seen if I have to be honest

[@massey4business]

Randy Johnson wore a Giants hat by mistake after a brawl. 😂

[@derick-smith]

This was the first video I've seen of yours and it was extremely well done. Sub earned.

[@Skarbro]

I haven’t watched a baseball KZbin video in over a decade. This was a great video 😎🤘🏻

[@Vegan_trash]

Take this as you will, but i once saw Joel Zumaya hit 108 according to the radar at a Lakeland tigers game. Even if it wasn’t that fast, he was throwing 100+ when it was not all too common as it is today.

[@BaremetalFlesh]

Love the summoning salt inspiration

[@shawnnixon2616]

I got to meet Randy Johnson in Afghanistan in 2010. Lol we went to shake hands and, but i stuck out my left hand. I told him "this is the hand ive gotta touch!" What a great dude and legend

[@Clarkharrisrealestate]

How much do you think genetics & shoulder structure plays into throwing 100mph+? Do you think it's a mark any pitcher can achieve given enough training or do you think the genetic limit for most guys is below 100

[@StairSliderReal]

They do though

[@chsoccaerstar42_37]

I think we'd see a lot more 100+ pitchers if anyone could do it. Although 100 is more common now than it was before, it's still rare in an era where pitchers are trying to do everything in their power to improve velocity.

[@boycravesmeat3511]

As with pretty much everything related to our bodies, genetics definitely plays a huge role in ones capabilities.

[@lightfeather9953]

I don't know baseball, but the million dollar players of any sport are always going to be the extreme genetic outliers, and the better players are generally more genetically gifted. It's not like Randy Johnson had a secret training technique that other pitchers didn't have for example.

[@aidandolinsky704]

Genetics are huge. Enough years of training and topping 90 is realistic if you throw before puberty/physical maturity. 100 is soooo close to max human potential that it requires big genetic components that not everyone has.

[@pullt]

OMFG....Summoning Salt, Billy Mitchell (Karl Jobst) and baseball minutia. The YT algorithm is throwing 115

[@beastmodesalvia]

4:33 that is a 104+ mph pitch if I've ever seen one...

[@adamlwkachillguy]

Fr

[@mutated__donkey5840]

As awesome as it is to see a ball move that fast, I can't help but think the increase in velo is just causing more and more injuries

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

It really seems like we should be able to 3d model some of these old pitching videos and see what pitch speed would be required to duplicate the recording that was made. How mu h Ryan's pitch slowed down depends in a lot of factors, but we have video of it with several frames if the ball in the air that can be put into modeling software and measured. We know the distances and sizes if everything, so we should be able to get an accurate model.

[@brennantmi5063]

My understanding is since godless scientists invented video compression the level of precision necessary to do such a thing is beyond us.

[@Cindoreye]

Nolan Ryan pitched 27 seasons and probably had a partial tear of his UCL around the end of his career. Chapman hasn't had any tears to this point in his career over 14 seasons. We need to clone their UCLs for use in Tommy John surgery.

[@matthewheide4797]

I love Baseball. The speeds the Pitchers are hitting are causing some injuries in my opinion. ⚾

[@DFC-d1d]

Pitching is like real estate, location, location, location. Vicinity is more important than velocity. Major league ball players can hit 100+mph fastballs all day long if it’s over the middle of the plate. I watched Mark McGwire launch a 103mph Billy Wagner fastball over the Stadium Club at Busch2 in 1998. It was right down the middle. Greg Maddux rarely threw the ball over 90mph yet, he had 300+ wins and 3000+ K’s because he could hit his spots

[@venalleader2909]

Ryan was absolutely amazing. The numbers don't lie, even if you don't want to believe them. All you need to do is clock one of those 105 mph pitches at 2 spots... at release and 10' from the plate. Then you will believe.

[@uhhcoolstory5627]

4:00 a pitch looses speed around 8mph when crossing home plate… definitely wanted -8 from 10ft out the hand

[@calpauly21]

I loved the Twin Galaxies / Billy Mitchell reference. 😂

[@mofomiju4087]

Good documentary.

[@alanfennell4833]

I feel like like the Ryan 108 holds up. Just due to the fact that it was clocked so close to the plate and in the ninth inning. Not to mention Ryan's upbringing throwing newspapers and subsequent weight training (at the time was not common in pitchers), plus his warm up routine which involved hurling a football before almost every start. I think pitchers and thier clubs are afraid of injury to the point where they refuse to train their bodies to prevent said iinjuries, not realizing the detrimental effect of only focusing on throwing a baseball. In my humble opinion, an all around athlete is much more resilient than an athlete who is focused on one thing, for example: pitching. Obviously an organization doesn't want their star pitcher to risk their arm/elbow throwing a football or playing off-season basketball or beach volleyball or some other thing. Although if they can avoid the associated injuries doing these things, and strengthen their bodies overall, they are beneficial to the athletes resilience. Why does the NFL concern themselves with an athletes 40m time if they don't do it with pads on while trying to catch or holding a football? It's because it's an indicator of an athletes overall prowress and ability. We all know how to interpret raw speed and it's impact on a particular sport. I know it's anecdotal, but how many people who have "old man strength" are one-trick-ponies? They are typically people who are forced or required to do many tasks, wether by choice or necessity, not focusing on a single feat of strength or skill, like a pitcher is in today's MLB.

[@sluggerr]

I feel so bad for Zumaya, loved watching him pitch

[@morcatna4767]

Another excellent video 🎉

[@suntower4379]

Why do you use a questioning inflection at the end of every sentence

[@upstatebrian3726]

It ain't all that hard to believe.. If you saw Ryan pitch

[@TotalFreedomTTT-pk9st]

It seems we have tons of footage of Nolan Ryan's throws from some vantage point where I would think - that given the frames per second or film (digitized) that we could make some speed calculation based on film / video footage - I mean don't they use hyper video frame analysis with bullets and BB's ?

[@calistudent6335]

Zumaya throwing 101 was a massive feat back in the 00s and sixth grade stuff now

[@BillyRamirez]

4:40 I love the Silly Mitchell reference

[@Jasontyo]

Yeah, that Costner doc "Fastball" *IS* really good.

[@qwaszx2]

You got it right about how things are measured. People think it's hard to serve 100mph in tennis because popular apps measure average speed and other people put their radar at the net. As radar funs have got better it actually measures the ball earlier off the hand and off the racket. That's a small, but important factor. It's important to standardize radars used. It's a shame women don't play elite level baseball. In golf women are catching up more than men are making gains. The average 18 handicap male has a higher swing speed than the median LPGA swing speed still, but the outliers on the LPGA now exceed the average of the PGA Tour. We will see that trend continue to grow. With baseball and tennis the arguments on speed online are so dumb. It's very easy to throw 90 now, that used to get scouts out to your HS game. Knowledge in biomechanics is changing everything. Nolan Ryan wasn't as fast as Randy Johnson or Aroldis Chapman. I've seen them all pitch live. Johnson and Chapman are unbelievably scary. I've sat behind home plate for both of them. Ryan I saw once as a kid so I'm not the best witness, and Ryan was at the end of his career. I think few can understand what mid 90s and future MLB movement is in a live game. I hit against that. Raw MLB power and movement with not as much control was maybe the most scared I've been. I still wouldn't want to face Chapman. I would crap my pants at the first hint of run in.

[@geraldponce8336]

My favorite baseball book is 'The Physics of Baseball.'' There are limitations. On a lot of things. How far a baseball can fly, how fast we can throw, swing a bat, run.

[@johnmcdermott2551]

how hard could it be to figure a from video

[@leodeloatch9856]

A literal arms race.

[@biggestfan.]

Wtf is that edit at 23:05? I saw it out of the corner of my eye and was legitimately taken-aback upon rewinding and seeing it for sure.

[@TuckerMcmath]

9:14 players are cold

[@martijnvanderark4117]

Love the video. Though I am curious if Paul Skenes could do it. He throws 100+ more than any starter. So if he would be a reliever he might be able to.

[@TheBlessingBabes]

And the kid turned on it. Griffey Jr had the purest swing I've ever seen. Injuries derailed what couldve been a goat-like resume.

[@deanthomson1654]

That smile from Chapman is pretty iconic.

[@grantrmoore]

Ken Griffey Jr. never won a world series. Has a few injuries but damnnit he's one of the GOATs

[@dohnjoe735]

"i think the umpire barely saw it too" 😂😂😂 machado is gold

[@posthawk1393]

And they'll still be almost 2 mph behind Nolan Ryan's 108.1 mph record, or even Bob Feller's 107.6 mph second place.

[@sarcasticsongs]

Can someone please explain the hat and uniform combo at 9:00

[@jamesspears7242]

He picked up the wrong hat after everyone threw their hats in the air after the game's conclusion. Randy was getting ready to be interviewed post-game, and just grabbed the closest hat off the ground without really paying attention to who it belonged to. I remember the commentators, and later, the crew on ESPN Sportcenter having a really good chuckle about it, too.

[@sarcasticsongs]

@@jamesspears7242 thank you very much

[@K.Dwizzle]

Haha! Dude that was weird.

[@newthrash1221]

@00:32 Even in slow motion, that ball is going faster than most people can throw. People don't know how fast the average baseball travels vs 100+mph closers.

[@SRTJamo]

💀 if you can’t throw 92-93 as a grown man there’s a problem

[@boom_911]

​@@SRTJamo there's about 1 percent of the population who can throw above 90. You have no idea what you're talking about obviously.

[@SRTJamo]

@@boom_911 it’s not difficult, you make it difficult

[@skullsweatz]

@@SRTJamodo you throw 90, if so, where can I find your stats and proof

[@hillbilly4christ638]

Mark “The Byrd “ Fydrich threw the ball above 100 routinely. He chalked up an amazing rookie season and threw out his arm. Sadly, he never regained the notoriety that he obtained that year. If my memory serves me, I think some pitches made it to 103. Detroit only paid that guy 28k that season and he made rookie of the year I believe.

[@Gamble9000]

its fun to see the way catchers attempt to catch these vs regular pitches

[@ibeleaf]

you used the summoning salt music, so this better be top notch

[@poindextertunes]

I’ve been following Joyce since college. Thank you @PitchingNinja

[@possumverde]

The race to an even more thriving ucl repair industry...

[@vinskeeter]

Can you put more on a pitch from a mound?

[@-DarkKnight-]

Crazy that jr parked a 104 like it was nothing.

[@thebearjew9637]

Consistently throwing upper 90s in the 40s and 50s is nuts.

[@mikemcculley]

I'm honestly kind of surprised aggregation of video and film cannot be used to estimate pitch speeds more accurately across history.

[@tommacintyre4573]

It would require some interpolation. The ball moves more than 2 feet for each old NTSC video field at 100 MPH. I think our eyes provide the smoothing.

[@mikemcculley]

@@tommacintyre4573 Certainly but across thousands of video samples you should have a distribution that can be used for statistical analysis.

[@rodhester]

Ryan was and is still that much a head of everyone else. Just think about how many years he hit 100mph. He arm was one of a kind. Physics and math do not lie.

[@quayinlock]

Finally a new (to me) baseball KZbinr that isn't posting carbon copies off other channels. Great video 👌

[@jamesrichardson381]

I'd love to see the numbers comparing the difference in how successful hitters are against like 100, 102 and 105, my guess is there really is little difference as triple digits is so hard to handle in general. So maybe pitchers will wise up and start realizing this is getting out of hand. Obviously seeing pitches coming in that fast is bad ass but if you look at pichers arms when throwing in slow motion you'll see the stress the motion puts on their arms. It's a wonder more guys don't tear their ligaments. Teams need to decide having a guy for the whole year throwing upper 90's helps their team much more than 102 mph pitchers missing most of the season sitting on the bench. Not to mention get it through pitchers heads a couple mph lower and being able to put the ball closer to where you want is is far more effective than throwing as hard as you can with no control. PS: There is 0.00000% chance Ryan threw a ball over 108mph. If prime Chapman never did he certainly didn't. Why people give so much more credit to players of the past is beyond me. Some of the greatest modern power hitters have neared 500ft on home runs only a couple times yet to hear older fans tell it Mickey Mantle hit some well over 600 ft lol. If Adam Dunn never came close Mantle certainly didn't. Just because it happened long ago doesnt mean it was better. It 's like how you'll hear some people try and claim Babe Ruth would have been anywhere near as good were he playing in today's game which is just plain silly. The guys he was hitting off of usually had to head to their other, main job at the grocery store or something following the game.

[@BiGGBLUNT1]

We the best again ❤

[@williammorton3359]

Nolan every day of the week and twice on Sunday. The man wasn’t human. 27 years throwing that hard. Nobody comes close

[@abcdefg54321x]

I wonder what it feels like to be hit by one of these fastballs

[@Wallyworld30]

I recall way back in 1994 when I was 17 years old being clocked in the mid 80's as a lefty. I had either the best arm in the school or second best with this Mexican dude that could throw SMOKE. That was insanely fast for a teenager back then today I would be JAG with those numbers.

[@kennethnadolny7553]

first games I ever attended was at dodger stadium. The Red Sox were in town that's my team being born in Needha The c k R a d a t z Quotes" the only pi t c h e r h e r that. And for the Angels Bob Lee both of these guys, let's just sa hey"these guys were throwing gas with Sparks in the late innings I think I was 9 years old. A rare treat.

[@somethingelsedoesmatter]

Part of me hopes Chapman's record stands for years to come yet.

[@prickayeey8420]

I should try pitching. I master bait a lot, i can probably throw harder

[@johnmcdermott2551]

J.R. Richardson RIP, was a contemporary and native of Texas who pushed Ryan.

[@Saskman73]

Ryan was on another level, genetic beast.. he was the fastest and still is

[@swagmuffin9000]

lol thanks for that billy mitchel reference. hope he doesn't sue you for defamation

[@ScentsOverSense]

Love the @summoningsalt music ❤

[@marcisbrasfield8499]

Shout out to all the legends that was named❤❤

[@joel387ktm]

Chapman has the best and most durable arm no major injuries throwing that hard for 15yrs is crazy

[@whatuptechie6216]

Talk to The Ryan Express he played 27 years and retired at 45 fastball god

[@ralphtkane1106]

In the late 1950's, Ryne Duren was wicked fast. Unfortunately, there was no way to measure it. Often, his catcher (Berra) would just block the ball and pick it up off the ground.

[@Ty420]

I feel like we won’t see 106 for quite some time. Like one day some rookie that got called up to pitch a game with zero guarantee of making the playoffs is just gonna throw 107mph before 106