The Mets’ scouting report on Raimon Gomez earlier than they signed him in 2021 was that he had the potential to throw very onerous.
On the time, Gomez was a 19-year-old in Venezuela with a fastball within the 91-93 mph vary. Mets officers are simply now starting to know the extent of “very onerous” because it pertains to the right-hander.
Gomez, in a begin final weekend for Single-A St. Lucie, unleashed a fastball that registered 104.5 mph. It was the quickest pitch recorded by Statcast this season by any pitcher in MLB or the minor leagues, topping the 103.7 mph heater thrown by A’s reliever Mason Miller.
It was additionally the quickest recorded pitch by a minor leaguer over the previous 5 seasons (Statcast’s information solely encompasses that stretch).
