Avisail Garcia can hit a ball very hard.
He showcased this during Friday night’s game, when the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Toronto Blue Jays. Garcia squared up three pitches and crushed them at over 114 mph off the bat.
Only one other hitter in the Statcast era (2015-2019) has accomplished what Garcia did on Friday night, and that was Nelson Cruz who hit three balls at over 114 miles per hour on April 28, 2008.
For his efforts, Garcia collected three hits, including a double as part of an 11-run onslaught by the Rays offense.