Yankees' Aaron Hicks Laid Down Fastest Throw In History Wednesday

by Larry Leo

April 21, 201611 Comments

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks made history on Wednesday night when he threw gunned down Oakland's Danny Valencia at the plate with this 105.5 mph throw. The fastest in baseball history...

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Per MLB.com...

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The previous high registered by StatcastTM was 103.1, by the Astros' Carlos Gomez last September. The previous high on a throw from Hicks -- who reached the upper 90s as a standout pitcher in high school -- was 103.07 on Sept. 30.

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EazyBreesy•119 months

No way they have recorded every throw in every game

tigerpawl•119 months

Almost as good as Roberto Clemente... almost.... LINK

JBearden•119 months

Cannon

Montezuma•119 months

I know it is spelled different, but that was great incidental placement

mkibod1•119 months

Thats a friggin rope. Well done.

LSUAshlyn•119 months

The best measured arm in the history of the MLB and it's in left field? Hmmmm, for some reason I was always told the weakest of the outfield arms played left. Kudos for having an absolute cannon.

crazyLSUfan•119 months

Wish they wouldve mph tested Mondesi in his heyday.

mikeboss550•119 months

That was a laserbeam.

Placebeaux•119 months

I see your 105.5mph and raise you a 46mph. LINK

ellunchboxo•119 months

bullshite. Bo Jackson would've beat it.

djangochained•119 months

Simple math

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