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Andrew Joseph

Dodgers pitcher Dustin May wowed MLB fans with a pair of 99 mph sinkers that broke almost two feet

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Before he needed to undergo Tommy John surgery a couple seasons ago, Dustin May was quickly becoming one of the filthier pitchers in baseball. He returned to action in the second half of last season, but it’s clear that May is back to being himself on the mound. That’s terrible news for hitters.

His incredible two-seamer/sinker is a huge reason why.

May was dominant in his start on Saturday against the Padres, going six innings of scoreless baseball. The Dodgers starter only allowed three hits and struck out six Padres batters on the day. But really, it takes some unbelievable movement to have a hitter like Juan Soto look completely fooled. May did exactly that in the first inning.

May struck out Soto on a 99 mph sinker (called two-seamer in the tweet, but sinker by MLB) that Soto thought was heading inside. Instead, the pitch broke 22 inches to the middle of the zone. During Ha-Seong Kim’s at-bat, May had him so fooled that Kim started to take first base on a pitch that broke into the heart of the zone.

It happened twice with Kim striking out on a similar pitch.

I can only imagine what that movement looks like from the hitter’s perspective, but it can’t be fun.

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This was how Twitter reacted

It really doesn’t seem fair.

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