Dustin May’s 100-MPH Sinker Was So Nasty MLB Fans Didn’t Think It Was Real

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Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May has missed a lot of time over the past two seasons due to injury. But now he’s feeling healthy and looking like the old Dustin May, which is great for Dodgers fans and bad for any hitter that has to face him.
The Arizona Diamondbacks know what I’m talking about because Thursday night they could only get two hits in six innings off the right hander. May routinely hit 100 mph on the radar gun and picked up his first win of the year.
He also showed off a ridiculous 100-mph sinker that had fans in complete awe because, well, look at this beautiful thing:
Dustin May, 100mph Sinker with 19" of run. pic.twitter.com/nVLhScJ21K
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 7, 2023
Like, what?
Look at this unhittable fastball he threw:
Dustin May. Perfect 100mph Fastball. 💯🎯
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 7, 2023
That should be an auto-K. pic.twitter.com/8aYjkBfGG5
Just nasty, nasty stuff.
Fans couldn’t believe that sinker:
This can't be real right? Both our camera technology and brain can't process this as a real life action. https://t.co/GRS74HftlX
— Cody Walters (@toomanycodys) April 7, 2023
I’m fairly certain May is a magician. https://t.co/Yxv8LNDIFB
— Gary (@garyleeh1988) April 7, 2023
that cant be real https://t.co/Dk72vAxDn8
— Jon (@ChiBillionaire_) April 7, 2023
OK. How is this pitch real life? https://t.co/W7DmlYffWC
— 🩷🧡💛SheHasMoxie💚🩵💜 (@Moxie1983) April 7, 2023
Literally looks like a glitch. Like WTF https://t.co/HB80hpjeCr
— charles chavez (@charleschavez10) April 7, 2023
Brother thru a flying saucer https://t.co/CaB4s7lNlj
— TP ™️ (@WaxyP888) April 7, 2023
Holy! You see the "glitch" in the matrix? https://t.co/ZRvoGyCZNl
— Woodpeckers_SamSports (@WoodPeckers_SAM) April 7, 2023
yeah, I'm gonna need and explanation for this https://t.co/0bNL9yayS0
— OverTheMonster (@OverTheMonster) April 7, 2023

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