Transgender is also an umbrella term: in addition to including people whose gender identity is the opposite of their assigned sex (trans men and trans women), it may include people who are not exclusively masculine or feminine (people who are genderqueer, e.g. bigender, pangender, genderfluid, or agender).
Chapman holds the record for the fastest recorded pitch speed in MLB history at 105.1 mph (169.1 km/h) as well as the Guinness World Record for fastest baseball pitch for a male.
The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball. Power pitchers, such as former American major leaguers Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, rely on speed to prevent the ball from being hit, and have thrown fastballs at speeds of 95â105 mph and up to 108.1 mph. Pitchers who throw more slowly can put movement on the ball, or throw it on the outside of home plate where batters can't easily reach it. The appearance of a faster pitch can sometimes be ...