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Giants signing free agent flamethrower to sizable deal

The San Francisco Giants are adding some unleaded gas to their lineup. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Friday that the Giants have agreed to a four-year, $44 million contract with free agent pitcher Jordan Hicks. Passan adds that Hicks, who has mainly …

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Blue Jays trade for Cardinals flamethrower

The Toronto Blue Jays added another potent arm into their already stellar bullpen ahead of the 2023 MLB trade deadline. The Blue Jays traded for St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jordan Hicks on Sunday. In exchange for Hicks, Toronto is sending away …

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Cardinals pitcher clocked at 105 mph on ridiculous fastball

Jordan Hicks continues to be a certifiable fireballer. The St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher was blowing some serious cheese during a spring training game against the New York Mets on Saturday. Hicks was throwing well over 100 mph on his fastballs …

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Cardinals have interesting plan this season for flamethrower Jordan Hicks

Bringing back Albert Pujols is not the only way that the St. Louis Cardinals are going outside of the box this season. Ahead of Opening Day this week, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol told reporters that the team plans to make fireballer Jordan Hicks …

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Video: Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks goes viral for insane 102 mph pitch

Back in the day, Randy Johnson was feared because he could pump his pitches up to the upper-90s pretty frequently, and the pitches came from an intimidating 6-foot-10 figure standing on top of a mini-hill. Nowadays, each team seems to have a guy or …

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Cardinals’ Jordan Hicks had setback in recovery from Tommy John surgery

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jordan Hicks opted out of the 2020 MLB season, and we’re learning that there was another factor in his decision. On Monday, the Cardinals officially made the announcement, citing Hicks’ preexisting medical …

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Cardinals’ Jordan Hicks opts out of 2020 season

St. Louis Cardinals flamethrower Jordan Hicks has become the latest MLB player to decline to play in 2020. The team announced Monday that Hicks has opted out of the 2020 season, citing “pre-existing health concerns.” Jordan Hicks has …

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Jordan Hicks already back to throwing bullpens after Tommy John surgery

Meteor hurler Jordan Hicks appears to be making very good progress in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. St. Louis Cardinals president John Mozeliak said this week that the hard-throwing closer has recently advanced to throwing bullpens, …

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Cardinals’ Jordan Hicks diagnosed with torn UCL

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks has been diagnosed with a torn UCL after departing Saturday’s game. In a statement, the Cardinals said the team is still in the midst of determining Hicks’ next step. pic.twitter.com/aFKl1M6bnJ …

Watch: Cardinals P Jordan Hicks ends game with 104-mph pitch

Jordan Hicks is a certified flamethrower and proved that with the way he closed out Sunday’s game. The St Louis Cardinals closer pitched a scoreless ninth inning to seal the team’s 6-4 win over the New York Mets. He closed the game out …

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Cardinals’ Jordan Hicks refutes report of tension with teammate

Jordan Hicks is coming out firing at the media almost as hard as he does on the mound. A feature this week by Mark Saxon of The Athletic discussed the supposed relationship between the St. Louis Cardinals rookie and fellow Cards reliever Bud Norris. …

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Watch: Cardinals’ Jordan Hicks threw MLB’s fastest swinging strike perhaps ever

In case you haven’t heard, Jordan Hicks throws gas. MLB’s Statcast reported on Thursday that the St. Louis Cardinals reliever’s swinging strike on Arizona Diamondbacks slugger AJ Pollock in Wednesday’s win was the fastest such …

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Cardinals P Jordan Hicks clocked at 105 mph on pitch

If you don’t know about Jordan Hicks, allow us to introduce him to you. The St Louis Cardinals reliever is one of the hardest throwers in all of baseball and proved that on Sunday. He pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless ball to secure the 5-1 …

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