CAN PITCHERS THROW EVEN HARDER?
In 2010, Aroldis Chapman showed everyone that it was possible to throw a baseball 105 mph.
In just his 10th game in the majors, Chapman threw the hardest recorded fastball in major league history.
Over the past decade, no one has thrown any harder. But with the continuing rise in overall fastball velocity, the reasonable question to ask is: What will the upper limits of velocity be in 2030?
Will we be discussing 108 mph fastballs a decade from now? Is 110 mph sitting over the horizon in the 2040s? And if so, what happens to hitters?
Calm your fears, hitters.
