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Shohei Ohtani Throws Fastest Pitch By Starter This Season

Apr 25, 2018 7:51 AM

Shohei Ohtani hit 101 mph on the radar gun twice on Tuesday night, the fastest pitch thrown by a starter in the major leagues this season.

Both of the pitches were thrown to Josh Reddick of the Houston Astros.

Earlier in the game, Ohtani hit 100.6 mph on the radar gun.

Ohtani had a disappointing start overall, allowing four earned runs over 5.1 innings. He struck out seven, but walked five.

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Tags: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Misc Rumor, Stats

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Aaron Judge Fastest In History To 60 Home Runs

Apr 17, 2018 8:27 AM

Aaron Judge hit the 60th home run of his career on Monday night.

Judge is the fastest player in Major League history to reach that mark in terms of games played (197).

"It's huge," Giancarlo Stanton said. "He's starting where he finished off last year. Keep driving. He's pushing the envelope for things that haven't been done. It's cool to watch."

The previous record was held by Mark McGwire, who hit 60 homers in his first 202 games with the Oakland Athletics from 1987-88.

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Tags: New York Yankees, Misc Rumor, Stats

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Roberto Osuna Becomes Youngest To 100 Saves

Apr 12, 2018 8:18 AM

Roberto Osuna, who became the closer for the Toronto Blue Jays at age 20, is the youngest pitcher in Major League history to reach 100 saves.

Osuna picked up his fifth save of the season on Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles.

The right-hander reached the milestone at 23 years and 62 days, passing Francisco Rodriguez, who previously was the youngest at 24 years and 246 days.

Osuna also tied Billy Koch for third on Toronto's all-time saves list.

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Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Misc Rumor, Stats

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Cubs Set NL Record For Strikeouts Through Five Games

Apr 4, 2018 8:31 AM

After striking out 11 times in a loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, the Chicago Cubs have set a National League record with 58 whiffs through their first five games.

"Contact," hitting coach Chili Davis said with a smile. "We'd like to see a lot of good contact. There's some guys, you're not just going to turn them into contact-type hitters. I don't want them to lose their aggressiveness at the plate. We have too good of hitters for me to panic at all."

The Cubs, who struck out 20 times in a 17-inning game against the Miami Marlins on Friday, aren't panicking.

"There really isn't," Anthony Rizzo said. "We have a fun group. A good group. We're not going to ride the roller coaster as hard as everyone else outside."

Jesse Rogers/ESPN

Tags: Chicago Cubs, Misc Rumor, Stats

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