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Angels' Ben Joyce comes 0.3 mph short of fastest pitch ever recorded

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Los Angeles Angels rookie Ben Joyce threw a 105.5 mph fastball to strike out Tommy Edman .

Joyce came 0.3 mph shy of throwing the fastest recorded pitch in MLB history.

Only Aroldis Chapman , with pitches of 105.8 mph and 105.7 mph , has thrown the ball harder off the mound.

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