What Missing Velocity? Aroldis Chapman Hits 102.6 Mph After Taking Four Days Off at LinesMaker

What Missing Velocity? Aroldis Chapman Hits 102.6 Mph After Taking Four Days Off

Aroldis Chap­man had every­one wor­ried last week when his triple-digit fast­ball dripped all the way into the low-90s, lead­ing even team­mates to pub­licly ques­tion his health.

How­ever, after being shut down for four days by the Reds he returned to the mound last night look­ing like his usual over­pow­er­ing self against the Pirates, albeit in a mop-up role.

Chap­man tossed a score­less ninth inning in a 9–3 loss and MLB.com’s pitch-fx sys­tem tracked his aver­age fast­ball at 100.3 miles per hour.

Not quite the 104–106 mph range that cre­ated so many head­lines last sea­son, but he topped out at 102.6 mph and clearly the time off did Chapman’s veloc­ity some good. In fact, the one slider Chap­man threw last night reg­is­tered at 91.5 mph, which isn’t far off from where his fast­ball was at last week.

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