Dodgers flamethrower owns another record with 103.6 mph sinker

Most pitchers need one pitch at 103.6 mph to create a career highlight.Edgardo Henriquez is starting to treat it like an appointment.The 24-year-old Dodgers reliever opened the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday by firing a front-door sinker past a frozen Dillon Dingler.

The pitch caught the edge for strike three, prompting an immediate challenge from the Tigers catcher.“Got him looking! A 104-mile-per-hour sinker,” the announcer said.The automated ball-strike review confirmed the call.Statcast supplied the precise measurements: 103.6 mph with 2,439 rpm.MLB classified it as the fastest Dodgers strikeout pitch on record, with pitch tracking dating to 2008.

It briefly jolted an otherwise frustrating 2-1 loss to Detroit.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story He entered Saturday responsible for 22 of the fastest tracked pitches thrown by a Dodger and 14 of the franchise’s 16 fastest strikeout pitches.The sinker tied his career high, first reached June 2 against the Diamondbacks.His normal velocity explains why the singular bursts barely seem singular.

Baseball Savant lists Henriquez’s average 2026 sinker at 100.8 mph and his four-seamer at 100.5.Most relievers chase triple digits.

Henriquez lives there.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story In August 2025, his 103.3 mph four-seamer to Ryan O’Hearn matched Jonathan Broxton’s Dodgers tracking-era record.One year later, that benchmark resembles an early chapter.Velocity alone did not make Saturday’s pitch effective.

Henriquez located the sinker on the edge, leaving Dingler e...