Official Site of the Red Sox · May 9, 2018
Cora: Price has Carpal tunnel syndrome
The good news for Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman on Tuesday night -- besides the fact that he picked up the save in a 3-2 win over the Red Sox -- was that he jumped into the lead for the fastest pitch of 2018.
The bad news was where the pitch went. With two out and nobody on in the ninth inning, Chapman whipped a 103.3-mph fastball that tailed inside and hit Jackie Bradley Jr. It was the fastest pitch of the season, according to Statcast™, by nearly a full mph. It topped a pair of 102.4-mph pitches by Cardinals rookie Jordan Hicks. Chapman's previous high this year was 102.0 mph.
