Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks isn’t hitting, but his throws are breaking records.
In the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s loss to the A’s, he nailed Danny Valencia at home with a throw measured by MLB Statcast at 105.5 mph — the fastest since the league began measuring at the beginning of last season.
For comparison, that’s more velocity than the fastest record pitches in Statcast’s database: a pair of 103.9-mph heaters last season from the left arm of suspended Yankees teammate Aroldis Chapman.