Zack Greinke threw a 51 mph eephus pitch for a strike and it was so beautiful
Zack Greinke was back doing Zack Greinke things Monday night and man, was this a fun one to watch.
I’m talking, of course, about the Astros pitcher throwing a 51 mph eephus pitch to a professional hitter who could only stand there and watch it go by for a called strike.
Greinke has thrown this pitch before and every time he does it we should all stop and watch it because it’s just too much fun.
On Monday night he caught Detroit’s Renato Núñez off guard with this awesome pitch and the six-year MLB veteran probably wishes he had this moment back.
Check this out:
51 MPH pitch from Greinke pic.twitter.com/WFNPlwdlCx
— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) April 13, 2021
Gorgeous! Though maybe Greinke should have thrown all of his pitches like that because he gave up six runs in 4.2 innings of work.
Twitter loved that pitch:
Zack Grienke out here throwing pitches that wouldn't get pulled over for speeding and getting strikes anyway pic.twitter.com/DM0BEDzqsg
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) April 13, 2021
The amazing Zack Grienke. https://t.co/EZAfYne9RM
— Bill Nienstedt (@billnienstedt) April 13, 2021
Lmaoo https://t.co/1XRb3oCHyM
— RIP Kobe (@Bardo1004) April 13, 2021
— Mojo Sports Consulting Inc. (@sportswhiz688) April 13, 2021
He threw this down 4-0. May he never retire https://t.co/63Wh7capsk
— Jose Ayeeee (@jaahapp_y) April 13, 2021