McCovey Chronicles · Aug 24, 2020
Monday BP: Let’s marvel at Joey Bart’s exit velocity
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Hello and happy Monday. I hope it’s a great day for you that features lying in bed, drinking fancy coffee and contentedly thinking about the San Francisco Giants six-game winning streak.
In that sixth-straight win — a 6-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks — Joey Bart collected his fourth career hit in as many games.
It was the softest hit he’s recorded in his very short career. But here’s the thing: he still hit it really, really hard.
All four of Bart’s career hits have had an exit velocity in excess of 100 mph. Here are his four so far:
Thursday: 109.5 mph double (hardest ball in play of the game)