Matt Chapman blasted a home run on Thursday afternoon that made history.
In the bottom of the fifth inning with the San Francisco Giants trailing the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2, the All-Star third baseman launched a 2-1 sinker from Abner Uribe over the fence in centerfield for a two-run homer.
The power of the 'stache!
— MLB (@MLB) April 24, 2025
Matt Chapman clubs his 5th home run to bring the @SFGiants within a run. pic.twitter.com/rzRYN6IQi7
Statcast tracked the pitch from Uribe at 100.4 mph, making Chapman's home run the first in the majors this season on a pitch of 100 mph or faster, according to The Athletic's Eno Sarris.
Booth reporting that Matt Chapman's homer was the first in the majors this year off a 100+ mph pitch. I think people don't understand how good Chapman is because his batting average is usually mediocre.
— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) April 24, 2025
Additionally, according to MLB's Sarah Langs, it was the fastest pitch a Giants player has hit for a home run in the pitch-tracking era, which began in 2008. The previous leader was a 100.2 mph pitch Heliot Ramos took out on September 15, 2024.
Matt Chapman homered on a 100.4 mph pitch
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 24, 2025
That’s the fastest pitch a Giants player has homered off of under pitch tracking (2008)
Surpasses Heliot Ramos off 100.2 mph on 9/15/24 https://t.co/3bXBthY1NB
Chapman is hitting .233 to start the season, but boasts a .400 on-base percentage and an OPS of .853. That was his fifth home run to go along with 16 RBIs.
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