The other thing that the run up does is shorten the distance of the throw. The runner can release the moment the ball touches the fielder's glove. While Hicks is reaching into the glove and getting his grip he is closing the distance by two steps or so. Given how close the play was even with the throw, McCann the catcher made a great tag, literally every inch counted.
The fastest pitch ever recorded from the mound is 106 and only one guy did that: Aroldis Chapman who is now with the Yankees although he is on suspension at the moment.
The fastest pitch ever recorded from the mound is 106 and only one guy did that: Aroldis Chapman who is now with the Yankees although he is on suspension at the moment.
