The fastball is having a moment in the 2024 MLB season, but whether it's a good one is a matter of perspective.
For pitchers and fastball enthusiasts, it's good. But for hitters who could have their lives flash before their eyes any time a radar gun lights up, less so.
What's for sure is that the 2024 season is making fastball history. Just on Tuesday, for example, Los Angeles Angels closer Ben Joyce notched the fastest strikeout ever recorded with a whiff of Tommy Edman on a 105.5 mph fastball:
MLB @MLBBEN JOYCE JUST THREW 105.