who threw the fastest pitch in major league baseball
Aroldis Chapman On July 11, 2014, Chapman broke the record, previously held by Bruce Sutter, for the most consecutive relief appearances with a strikeout, having struck out at least one batter in 40 consecutive appearances. Chapman's streak began on August 21, 2013,[2] and lasted 49 consecutive games over two seasons, with the 49th and final game being on August 13, 2014. He shares the record for the fastest recorded pitch speed in MLB history, at 105.1 miles per hour (169.1Â km/h),[3] as well as the Guinness World Record for fastest baseball pitch.[4]
CC Sabathia Despite throwing with his left hand as well as batting from the left, Sabathia is right-handed.[61] Sabathia has six pitches: a cutter (89–92 MPH), a more used two-seam/sinker fastball (88–93 MPH), a Four seam fastball (89-94 mph), a curve ball (74-76 MPH), a slider (78–82 MPH),[62] and changeup (82–84 MPH).[63] Once ahead in the count, he primarily uses his changeup to strike out right-handed batters, and his slider to strike out left-handers.[64] He also exhibits good command of his pitches, posting a 5.65 K/BB ratio in 2007.[65] Throughout most of his career, Sabathia's four-seam fastball sat in the 92-96 mph range (topping out at 98 mph) and his sinking fastball averaged 89-93 mph (topping out at 96 mph), thus making him a power pitcher. Since 2013, Sabathia has become accustomed to being a control pitcher, in the 2017 he cut down his usage of the four-seamer (87-91 mph topping out at 93 mph) and favored the sinker and cutter.