# New record slowest Strike-looking ever. 31 mph

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** baseball-mlb\
**Created:** [August 9, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-record-slowest-strike-looking-ever-31-mph/948307 "2021-08-09T15:30:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-record-slowest-strike-looking-ever-31-mph/948307/8 "2021-08-09T18:51:22Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> What happened, a game went so long that they completely ran out of actual relief pitchers, and had to put the third baseman on the mound?

Specialty pitcher throwing [eephus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eephus_pitch) pitches, though in the 30 mph range is really slow even for those.

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