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The fast get faster: MLB pitchers again set fastball velocity record by averaging 94.8 mph

NEW YORK (AP) — Fastball velocity in Major League Baseball hit a record high for the sixth straight season and batting averages remained near all-time lows in this era of pitching dominance. Four-seam fastballs averaged 94. 8 mph this year, according to MLB Statcast, up from 94. 5 mph last season and 91. 9 mph when tracking started in 2008. In a sign the upward trend is likely to continue, pitchers 25 or younger as of June 30 averaged 95. 9 mph. Right-handers averaged 95. 3 mph, lefties 93...

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