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Blink and you'll miss this 101.8-mph fastball from Tayron Guerrero -- the fastest of the 2018 season

Remember when Cardinals rookie right-hander Jordan Hicksthrew a pitch on Opening Day that was clocked at 101.6 MPH? It was very nice: 

Unhittable, too (and he hit 101.7 mph on a pitch twice in April). But while Hicks had thrown the hardest pitches of the 2018 season, he has now been surpassed ... and by another rookie, too!
The honor now belongs to Tayron Guerrero of the Marlins, who threw this rocket to Pedro Florimón in Miami's 8-4 win over the Phillies on Monday night: 

Major credit to Florimon for standing in the box and taking a pitch like that. Seems just a bit intimidating.

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