Yu Darvish’s 59-mph eephus pitch.

Pitching velocity by age in the U.S.

In conclusion, the throwing speed of the average person depends on the age group they fall in. For players who are 10 years old or younger, the average speed is 40-50 mph. 11 to 12-year-olds average between 50 to 60 mph.

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished in the Class-D Appalachian League on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.

Henry Chadwick is a little-known baseball pioneer. Chadwick used S for sacrifice and chose K for strikeout. He did so because K is the prominent letter of the word “strike,” which was used more frequently than strikeout. Some scorers use a forward K for a swinging strikeout, a backward K for a batter caught looking.

Independent study of HR surge released. SAN DIEGO — Major League Baseball’s 2019 home run spike was partly a byproduct of microscopic variations to the ball itself — that is, the height of seams — as well as hitters attempting to hit more home runs because of an ongoing focus on launch angle and exit velocity.

Also, there is little advantage to taking a gamble and make third with two outs since you cannot score on that same sacrifice fly. These are “golden rules” taken from baseball.

There is no mercy rule in MLB, not even the usual 10 run rule! But an MLB Mercy Rule could also cause many issues, here’s an interesting Major League Baseball article talking about the possibility of a Mercy Rule making a negative effect on a game.

Researchers find that during extra innings, baseball umpires make calls in a way that tends to end games sooner. This seems to be because umpires aren’t given additional money to work extra innings.

Fortunately, the umpire wasn’t injured, but it was the first time in baseball history that any player had struck an umpire with a bat. Young was suspended for 50 games for the horrifying incident, the longest suspension ever handed out in the International League’s 123-year history at the time.

Among older, more established professional umpires, the use of the brace hand serves two purposes: to create a “feedback link” or “gauge” between the catcher and umpire should the catcher suddenly spring up and throw to attempt to retire a baserunner.

In 1996, Major League Baseball (MLB) player Roberto Alomar spat in umpire John Hirschbeck’s face during a dispute. Alomar received a five-game suspension for the incident, but the punishment was served during the following season, and not the 1996 playoffs.