Reds Rookie Sets MLB Record For 100+mph Pitches

Pitching in the ballpark in which he spent his childhood rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 22-year-old Hunter Greene set a slew of major league records for 100 mph heat, firing an astounding 39 pitches that topped the triple-digit mark.

.@HunterGreene17 made history in his 2nd big league start:

🔴 39 pitches of 100.0+ mph (MLB record)
🔴 13 pitches of 101.0+ mph (MLB record)
🔴 Averaged 100.2 mph on his fastball pic.twitter.com/SdG2TZ97lO
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 17, 2022

He set all-time records a starting pitcher with most pitches of 100+ mph with 39; most pitches of at least 101 mph, with 13, and average fastball velocity for a start, at 100.2 mph. And the numbers get even sillier:

Hunter Greene's 59 pitches of 100+ mph through his first two MLB starts are more than the Twins, Orioles, Brewers or D-backs have recorded as a team over the entire pitch-tracking era (since 2008).
— Andrew Simon (@AndrewSimonMLB) April 17, 2022

He's actually thrown more 100+ mph pitches through his two major league starts than four teams have in the entire pitch-tracking era, since 2088.

He even struck out Freddie Freeman on a 102 mph fastball:

Hunter Greene strikes out Freddie Freeman on a 102mph fastball.

(via r/baseball) pic.twitter.com/2icYDD9ASz
— Baseball GIFs 🤡 (@gifs_baseball) April 17, 2022

To do this, in only his 2nd big league start, left Greene tearing up with emotions as he left the mound in the 6th inning.

"Just to look out and see the stadium, all the lights and to know I just performed like that in front of friends and family in LA, a really, really cool moment," said Greene. He starred at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School, just about 15 miles away from Dodger Stadium.

Greene struck out six over his 5.1 innings, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits and no walks, but unfortunately took the loss when Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner hit a 2-run HR in the 6th to force him from the game.

But watching Greene hit 102 on the radar gun had his teammates in awe. "Nobody throws 102, man," Reds third baseman Mike Moustakas said. "I've seen some guys throw hard coming out of the bullpen, but to be a starter and pitch at that number with ease is pretty awesome to watch."