The Los Angeles Dodgers had some jokes over the slow pitch thrown by Milwaukee’s Hernan Perez on Sunday.
The Brewers were getting blown out late in their 11-2 loss to the Dodgers, so Milwaukee decided to spare their bullpen by using two position players to pitch. One was Perez, who threw a 48-mph pitch while facing Austin Barnes.
Hernan Perez mixing it up pic.twitter.com/obQajSeEl8
— Routine Baseball (@RoutineBaseball) July 22, 2018
The pitch hit Barnes, leading to some jokes. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he had never seen a pitch that slow.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says he’s never seen a pitch as slow as #Brewers Hernan Perez’s 49-mph that illuminated the #Brewers scoreboard. ‘I didn’t know it could register that slow.’
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 22, 2018
Barnes said he barely felt it hit him.
What did it feel like to get hit by a 48 mph pitch? Austin Barnes: “It didn’t feel like much.” #Dodgers
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) July 22, 2018
Despite the jokes, Perez managed to pitch two scoreless innings, while catcher Erik Kratz closed the game out with a scoreless ninth. All in all, the position players fared well for Milwaukee — 48 mph or not.
