Padres' Mason Miller allowed record-breaking home run on 103.9 mph pitch
The San Diego Padres have one of baseball's best pitchers in Mason Miller. He has one of the fastest pitches in baseball, capable of reaching 104 miles per hour on his fastball.
Against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the eighth inning, Miller was on the mound, and facing Lourdes Gurriel Jr. with a runner on base in a 5-3 game. The Padres reliever threw a 103.9 mph fastball, which was hit out for a home run to tie the game.
As ESPN referenced, this home run from Gurriel was the hardest thrown pitch hit out for a home run in Major League Baseball since 2008, when MLB began its pitch tracking.
Hitting a home run is hard enough as it is, but to hit one out on a pitch above 100 mph is even more impressive. Gurriel's home run became the fastest pitch a player has ever hit a home run on, with his being a 439-foot blast to left field.
Miller held the previous record, a 103.2 mph pitch to Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ in September of 2024. Aroldis Chapman, one of the game's most iconic flame-throwing relievers, has the next three fastest pitches hit out for home runs.
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But Miller is the only pitcher to see a home run hit out on a pitch above 103 mph, with his latest to Gurriel nearly reaching the 104 mph threshold.
The Diamondbacks tied the game in the eighth inning, and Miller allowed his first runs in a Padres uniform. But, with the game going to extra innings, the Padres pulled ahead and won 10-5 in 11 innings.
Gurriel's record-breaking home run off Miller raised his ERA to 4.02 on the season. While he hasn't been like his 2024 self, who was an All-Star with a 2.49 ERA, he's still been an above-average pitcher this season.
This home run didn't cost the Padres the win, but it did break an MLB record. It's not easy hitting a home run on a pitch this fast, and with Gurriel's home run, no other batter has hit a faster pitch for a home run since 2008.
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