Nolan McLean's Record-Breaking Pitching Clinic

0:00It's April 10th. MLB News. Today starts now. AI powered and game ready. I'm Cory with the story. Nolan McLean put on a clinic against the Diamondbacks as City Field, dropping a curve ball with a record spin rate of 3,400. 51 revolutions per minute, topping his own mark for the highest breaking ball this season. The rookie righty car through six and a third innings, racking up eight strikeouts on just three hits while keeping the bets ahead. His breakers were nasty, plunging 54 inches, that's four and a half feet to freeze hitters like Kettle Marte, who needed an ABS review to confirm the strike. McLean also slung pitches sweeping over two feet right to left, leaving Arizona's lineup swinging at shadows. Metz broadcaster Steve Gelbs called it unprecedented movement and the Diamondbacks sure look lost, flailing away as McLean earned a standing. Ovation when he left the mound, but his 100 pitches for 19 outs showed some inefficiency and right after he departed, the D-backs erupted for four runs in the seventh.

1:03Off the bullpen, tying then taking the lead to snag the win. That bump McLean's ERA from 1.62 to 2.70. Still, he holds 14 of the top 15 spin rates on breaking balls this year, proving his stuff is elite and giving the Metz a real shot every. Time he takes the hill.