As Cincinnati Reds reliever Tejay Antone recovered from Tommy John surgery in 2017, he posted a photo of his arm on social media.
The caption: Road to 100.
At the time, Antone’s fastball was usually in the low-90s. Antone could only hit 95 mph occasionally. A few of his teammates reacted to the social media post and told Antone he’d never hit 100 mph.
Four years later, on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, Antone threw a 100.2 mph fastball to strike out Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez.
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“That's just fuel to the fire,” Antone said.