One of Waldron’s knuckleballs from the Padres-Giants game set a significant marker for the Statcast era.
San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron gave the people what they wanted-and then some, as he hurled a historically filthy knuckleball in his second start of the year during Sunday's 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park.
Facing Giants outfielder Michael Conforto with the count even at 1-1 in the first inning, Waldron unleashed the nasty knuckler, which traveled at a speed of 77 mph and recorded just 64 revolutions per minute., but the pitch also featured the lowest spin rate on a knuckleball and called strike in the history of the Statcast era, which began in 2015,Later in the fourth inning, Waldron tossed a 75.6 mph knuckleball that spun at just 28 rpm, but it was called a ball.
Of his 85 pitches, Waldron threw the knuckler 26 times, generating a pair of whiffs and five called strikes. The Omaha, Neb., native tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while striking out five batters.The Auburn Tigers need to watch out for these two Yale stars 2024 NCAA Tournament: How to watch Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. McNeese State Cowboys, live stream, TV channel for first round matchup
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