Frank Schwindel’s 35 MPH lob to Kyle Higashioka is the slowest MLB pitch to ever be hit for a home run

Not the way Frank Schwindel wanted to get into the MLB history books, that’s for sure.

Sunday was a rough one for the Chicago Cubs.

By the end of their afternoon bout against the New York Yankees, the visitors were leaving the Bronx with an 18-4 drubbing to their name. It was a tough day at the ballpark all around for the Cubs, but Frank Schwindel may have gotten the worst of it.

Schwindel’s usually the Cubs’ first baseman, but on Sunday he was tapped to pitch the eighth inning with how poorly Chicago’s bullpen was fairing. In his one inning of work, Schwindel allowed two hits and one comical home run to Kyle Higashioka that looked absolutely unreal.

The pitch that Higashioka took yard? A 35.1 MPH lob like you’ve never seen.

Not only that, the pitch was the slowest in MLB history to ever be taken for a home run. Seriously, look at that arc as it descends before Higashioka goes up to get it! You don’t often see that every day in baseball.

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