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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. makes history, crushes 103.9 mph pitch from Mason Miller for a 2-run homer
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUG 6 – Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tied the game with a 439-foot home run off a 103.9 mph pitch, marking the hardest pitch hit for a homer since MLB tracking began in 2008.
- In Phoenix, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tied the game with a 439-foot, two-run homer off Mason Miller’s 103.9 mph pitch Tuesday at Chase Field.
- Padres pitcher Mason Miller, acquired last week at the trade deadline, topped out at 104.2 mph on Tuesday, the fastest pitch by a Padre under tracking.
- Gurriel, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., launched the ball with a 107.1 mph exit velocity over 439 feet, part of a two-homer game.
- After Gurriel's heroics, Luis Arraez hit a go-ahead single in the 11th inning, and the Padres scored four more runs to win 10-5.
- As of this week, Gurriel is batting.249 with 14 home runs and 56 RBIs, while the Diamondbacks sit in fourth place in the NL West, nine games behind the Padres.
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There are more intricate ways to measure a pitcher's talent and effectiveness than the digits on a radar gun, but none quite so visceral. The Padres acquired Mason Miller from the California Athletics because of the fact that he strikes out an absurd number of hitters on his fastball/slider combo. That fastball, however, is thrilling just on its own terms, because Miller throws it an average of 101 miles per hour. When you see a pitcher with tha…
Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel Jr. sets record by hitting home run off 103.9-mph pitch
The Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a home run off a 103.9-mph pitch by the Padres' Mason Miller. It's the fastest pitch to be hit for a home run since MLB started tracking the stat.
Gurriel makes history with HR off 103.9 mph pitch
Arizona outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. crushed a 103.9 mph fastball from San Diego's Mason Miller into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the eighth inning Tuesday night, the hardest-hit pitch for a homer since MLB started pitch tracking in 2008.
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