In his second start of spring training, Emmet Sheehan threw 66 pitches, 34 of which were fastballs. He failed to hit 95 MPH with any of them, and his velocity dipped as low as 91.8 MPH. His next and ...

In the Tokyo Dome in March, you could almost hear the zip of the ball. 101 mph. The pop of the catcher’s mitt sounded like a gunshot. 100 mph. Roki Sasaki would lift his left leg almost to his head, ...