Willians Astudillo can do it all for the Twins. He primarily plays catcher, but he’s also seen time at both first and second base already this season for the Twins.
Apparently, I guess, he’s a pitcher, too. With the Twins down 10-3 to the Angels on Friday, they called upon Astudillo to pull them through a couple of innings. Might as well, right? Things can’t get any worse.
So he took the mound. And he tossed a pitch at 46 miles per hour. And…it worked.
That’s right. A 46 MPH pitch somehow made it past the plate in a Major League Baseball game. Unbelievable.
46 MPH pic.twitter.com/xlcn8SMWts
— MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2021
That’s not all, though. He actually threw a perfect 1-2-3 inning on seven pitches. That’s…pretty great! Especially for a position player.
Here is all 7 pitches in Willians Astudillo's appearance pic.twitter.com/yThVXGSyOI
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) April 17, 2021
And look at how slick this fastball is. It’s pretty remarkable.
Willians Astudillo, 72mph Fastball and 46mph Slowball, Overlay. pic.twitter.com/xE9LxNbRqF
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 17, 2021
Just incredible stuff from La Tortuga. This is the best.
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