Watch St. Louis Cardinals Jordan Hicks throw fastest recorded pitches in MLB history (Video)

St. Louis Cardinals rookie phenom Jordan Hick throws some of the fastest pitches in MLB history against Odubel Herrera of the Philadelphia Phillies.

On back to back days, St. Louis Cardinals pitchers are breaking records and doing so in style. Two nights ago, during a rehabilitation stint in Double-A Springfield, Alex Reyes tied a Springfield Cardinals record of 13 strikeouts in a game. Not only was he throwing the heater by overmatched foes, but his curveball was working like a charm, throwing the opposition off balance in the process.

Meanwhile, about three hours Northeast up Interstate 44, fellow teammate Jordan Hicks was making historical memories of his own — just one day later. However, his approach was much different, relying on the fastball in making opposing batters fall off balance.

He was inspired by Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera when asked what contributed to bringing the heat where no man has gone before.

“Odubel just takes forever to get in the box, It amps me up a little bit. So I bring it against him.”

Um, yeah, I would say so, Mr. Hicks. If you are late to the party, as many opposing player’s bats are against Jordan Hicks, here’s a bit of MLB history for you to take in.

Listen carefully, and you can hear Fox Sports Midwest and St. Louis Cardinals TV play by play announcer Dan McLaughlin say, “… 104 on the gun. I have never seen that.”

Keep in mind that McLaughlin has called many games over the years for the St. Louis Cardinals, a team with great accomplishment, so that speaks volumes about what Jordan Hicks accomplished.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch/St. Louis Cardinals beat-writer Derrick Goold breaks-down each pitch from Jordan Hicks to Odubel Herrera.

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Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn would even be impressed with this display of speed — the need for speed.

According to MLB.com. Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch of 2018 against the Boston Red Sox, when “beaned” Jackie Bradley Jr. with a heater just below 104 MPH. Enter Jordan Hicks, stage left, who display an “anything you can do; I can do better” like mentality.

Not only did Jordan Hicks match Aroldis Chapman, but he exceeded his velocity, with two of pitches reaching 105 MPH. Yes, you are reading that correctly.  105 MPH pitch and a sinking one, no less. No wait, two of them

Jordan Hicks joins the elite company of Aroldis Chapman, Neftali Felix (2010), and Mauricio Cabrera (2016) as the only players to achieve 104 MPH or greater in recorded history, which began being tracked by Statcast™.in 2008.

He also boasts eight of the 10 fastest pitches of 2018 in all of MLB. All Jordan Hicks needs to do each time he takes the bump is envision Odubel Herrera in his mind, and he may crank it all the way up to 110 MPH.

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All Jordan Hicks needs to do each time he takes the bump is envision Odubel Herrera in his mind, and he may crank it all the way up to 110 MPH.

Even with the St. Louis Cardinals massive amounts of injuries to their squad, they are one of the most exciting teams in all of MLB.

Once Carlos Martinez and Alex Reyes join the mix, the St. Louis Cardinals arsenal of pitchers may reign supreme among all MLB squads.