Immaculate Innings: Pitching Perfection

On March 31st, an immaculate inning in baseball is pure dominance, a pitcher striking out three batters on just nine pitches total, three strikes.

Each. The latest happened fifth inning when Michael Sorroca of the Diamondbacks fan Javier Baez, Kerry Carpenter, and Labor Torres against the Tigers on.

March 30th, 2026. Before that, Mason Miller for the Padres did it eighth inning versus the Orioles on September 3rd, 2025.

These feats used to be super rare, no immaculate endings from 1929 through 1952, but now they're popping up more.

Seven went down in 2022 alone, and we've seen a bunch since, like Andrew Kitredge for the Cubs, Brandon Young for the Orioles and Cow, Quantrill for the Marlins in 2025.

Pitchers and fans go wild for this. Dodgers closer, Kenley Jansen threw one in 2017 and said he had no clue what it was before, but now it's awesome.

It puts you in the record books forever, showing total command against big league hitters. Standouts include Max Scherzer with three, Ty and Chris Sale and Sandy Kofax for the most.

Rookie Reed-Detmers joined an elite club in 2022, throwing one in a no-hitter same season, only the third ever after Kofax and Mike.

Fears. The list stretches back over a century to John Clarkson in 1889.

From lefty grove in the 20s to today's relievers, these nine-pitch masterpieces keep the history alive and prove pitching artistry never fades.

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