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Recent Examples of pitches inGlasnow walked two, didn’t give up a hit and threw 67 pitches in 3⅔ innings.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2026 Cubs closer Jacob Webb picked up the save on 13 pitches in the ninth.—Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2026 Misiorowski and Ureña each struck out the side on 10 pitches in the first and the pair combined to throw 10 pitches at 100 mph or more.—ABC News,
2 Aug. 2026 Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning, Sonny Gray went seven innings for his 13th win of the season, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Athletics 5-4 on Thursday night.—CBS News,
31 July 2026 Right-hander Sonny Gray struggled to command several pitches in his expansive mix, but managed to complete seven innings nonetheless (97 pitches, 63 strikes).—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
31 July 2026 None of those 66 pitches clocked under 100 mph, another record for the most 100 mph or faster pitches in a single game since 2008.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
26 July 2026 Webb walked off the mound having thrown 30 pitches in the seventh.—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
19 July 2026 Hunt was legendary for his willingness to crowd the plate, setting a Modern Era record with 50 hit-by-pitches in a single season in 1971 while with the Montreal Expos, where he was inducted into their Hall of Fame.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2026