velocity

These days, sessions on the range are more about monitoring swing velocities and spin rates than where the ball actually lands.

At that point, Sasaki had lost his tantalizing velocity, hardly even threatening 100 mph since his adrenaline-fueled debut in Tokyo back in March.

“I’m actually quite stunned at the velocity of this and the boldness of it.”

He is 10-2 in 20 starts with a 3.53 ERA, succeeding despite diminished fastball velocity and a decline in overall stuff.

But he acted out that premise at scale with impressive velocity and single-minded genius, attracting millions of dollars in backing and legions of followers.