Evan Gattis called time and then A's reliever Shawn Kelley threw this pitch to the moon
Shawn Kelley with a new record for highest pitch in the Statcast era.
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 19, 2018
Allegedly. pic.twitter.com/9Ru8O1i8uB
OK, Gattis obviously called time and Kelley was just finishing his motion, but still -- that is quite the launch angle. As you can hear in the video at the top of this post, A's broadcaster Dallas Braden nearly caught the ball up in the press box. Also, that might've been the first time in recorded history that Evan Gattis was scared of something.
Kelley was proud:
Finally made @SportsCenter https://t.co/YtSz1RkMfw
— Shawn Kelley (@kelleytime27) August 20, 2018