Cardinals rookie Jordan Hicks appears to have taken the title of Fastest Pitcher in Baseball
Since becoming a full-time big leaguer back in 2011,
That's right. It's hilariously early in the 2018 season, but Cardinals rookie
What makes Hicks' performance all the more remarkable is that before making the big league club out of Spring Training, he had never pitched a single inning above High-A. In four appearances this year, Hicks has thrown 4 1/3 innings out of the Cardinals pen and has yet to allow a run, walking only one batter and striking out three.
It's way, way too early to give Hicks the title belt just yet: Chapman has only made three appearances and thrown only 31 pitches. But there's no doubt that Hicks' outrageously sharp cheddar makes him a legit challenger to Chapman's reign as the hardest thrower in the sport.