You won’t see a better eephus pitch than this one that clocked at 31 mph from Brock Holt of the Texas Rangers.
During garbage time in the eighth inning on Saturday’s game as the Rangers were being blown out by the Oakland Athletics, Holt stepped in to pitch for Texas. On his first pitch of the day, and in just his third-career MLB appearance, Holt lobbed in this beauty of an eephus pitch to Josh Harrison that found its way into the top of the zone for a strike.
From the delivery to the arc to the way Harrison watched it sail into the catcher’s glove, it was incredible from start to finish.
Brock Holt stepped up to the mound and threw a 31-MPH strike‼️
🎥 @BallySportsSW pic.twitter.com/S6HoptBVmm
— The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) August 7, 2021
What a glorious pitch! Here’s an overlay of another eephus pitch that he threw in the inning at 34 mph alongside a fastball in the same at bat.
Brock Holt, 34mph Eephus and 77mph Fastball, Overlay. pic.twitter.com/g9F0ZkDH3S
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 8, 2021
Holt even offered to let the umpires check his glove for foreign substances after his one inning of work, a hilarious moment that capped off a glorious appearance on the mound.
Brock Holt offered to let the umps check his glove for foreign substances after throwing 31 mph pitches 😂 pic.twitter.com/S7tyew0Bez
— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) August 7, 2021
Bravo Holt! It doesn’t get any better than that.
