Jhoan Duran has lit the MLB world on fire.
The Minnesota Twins reliever has had an unbelievable rookie year with 73 strikeouts in 56.2 innings and a 1.91 ERA. He throws absurdly hard, too.
That now includes a 100 MPH pitch that’s supposed to be an offspeed throw, but was, in fact, very much on speed (sorry, not sorry).
It was an offering from Monday night known as a “splinker” — a split-fingered sinker that darted past the bat of Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo. Per MLB.com, that’s the first offspeed pitch ever tracked in the Statcast era at triple digits.
You’ve got to see this thing: