Athletics relief pitcher Mason Miller has been dominant on the mound since his arrival in the big leagues. The 26-year-old has constantly shown an ability to record high speeds on his pitches.
Thursday night, Miller threw the fastest recorded pitch in Major League Baseball this year, topping out at 104.1 miles per hour.
104 feels like it shouldn’t be allowed. pic.twitter.com/3mcnO05nLp
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) July 11, 2025
Miller also threw 103.6, 103.2, 102.8 and 102.4 during his appearance in the ninth against the Atlanta Braves. He recorded one strikeout, throwing 13 pitches with eight being called strikes.
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The 104.1 pitch came on a third strike vs. Sean Murphy to get the strikeout swinging. Miller got Jurickson Profar on a grounder with a 90-mile-per-hour slider, the same pitch he threw to get Marcell Ozuna on a flyout.
On the year, Miller has 17 saves and 54 strikeouts with 16 walked batters. For his career, he has 195 strikeouts in 131 innings over 97 appearances.
The Athletics would go on to win the game in 11 innings, 5-4.
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