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An arm like Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan s used to come along maybe once a generation. But these days, it feels more like once a game. Now it s like, Ho-hum. Every night of the week, somebody s throwing 100 [miles per hour], said Tom Verducci, the senior baseball writer for Sports Illustrated and an analyst for MLB Network. Pitchers are definitely throwing harder, and stanley cup more of them are throwing what I call elite velocity; I m talking about 95 and above. Pitchers are throwing harder than ever, and hitters just can t keep up. CBS This Morning co-host Tony Dokoupil asked, So, what explains that revolution in pitching Well, a generation ago, if you threw the ball hard, people would say, Oh, he s blessed with a strong arm. It was a God-given ability to throw the ball hard, Verducci said. We ve since figured out, the baseball industry has figured out, that velocity is something you can actually teach. stanley cup And they re teaching it at gyms like Apec in Fort Worth, Texas, one of a growing number of facilities where pitchers who already throw hard, learn to throw even harder.One Apec client, White Sox starter Michael Kopech, has been clocked at 105 mph. He improved six miles an hour in one offseason, said Apec founder Bobby Stroupe. So, he was already throwing mid-to-upper 90s, works out here for an offseason, and is touching 105 asked Dokoupil. Right! And talk about impr stanley cup oved velocity: the Mets Jacob deGrom is nearly Tuak New Jersey governor calls snowfall an all hands on deck storm as COVID vaccinations remain on hold
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