Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. smashed a 103.9 mph fastball for a two-run home run off Mason Miller on Tuesday night. It was the fastest pitch hit for a homer since MLB started pitch tracking in 2008. Despite the game-tying blast in the eighth, the D-backs would go on to lose 10-5 in 11 innings.
“It was just a great moment. It was loud contact. We know that Mason Miller’s got a big arm. It’s a massive arm, and he’s going to challenge you with it. And I think our hitter was ready,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said after the game, per MLB.
And that wasn’t the only bullet newly acquired Miller threw in his relief appearance as he topped out at 104.2 mph for the fastest pitch thrown by a San Diego Padres player since pitch tracking began.
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