Just when Yankees fans had gotten used to Aroldis Chapman’s other-worldly 100 mph heater, he managed to top himself while closing out Monday’s 2-1 squeaker over the Orioles. In the tightest of situations, Chapman reached back and fired a 105.1 mph fastball past shortstop J.J. Hardy.
Not only was it Chapman’s fastest pitch with the Yankees, but tied his own record as the fastest recorded pitch in Major League Baseball history. He first set the record back in 2010 as a member of the Cincinnati Reds.
Catcher Brian McCann, who has the unenviable task of receiving Chapman’s bullets, told Randy Miller of NJ.