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Despite not registering one 90 mph reading on the radar gun, Hendricks struck out eight batters and generated 14 swings and misses, each his most in one game since at least 2022, and did so in only 74 pitches over 5⅔ innings.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Despite touching career-high velocities on the radar gun, Bradish was seen shaking his arm several times after pitches, although the 27-year-old frequently fidgets during his starts.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
The change has improved the shapes of Burdi’s secondary pitches — Blake complimented his sweeper and changeup — but he’s maintained his readings on the radar gun.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 May 2023
Per Baseball Savant, his four-seam fastball topped out at 97.4 mph and his slider averaged 90.1 mph on the radar gun.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1977, in the meaning defined above
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“Radar gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radar%20gun. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
radar gun
noun
: a handheld device that uses radar to measure the speed of a moving object
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