At the time of this post, Madison Bumgarner has thrown five perfect innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and has taken Zack Greinke deep.
Check out Bumgarner’s rocket homer, which includes an excellent call by the great Jon Miller:
Madison Bumgarner's 112.5-mph smash is the hardest-hit HR by a pitcher in the #Statcast era.
He now has the top 3. https://t.co/Z9xEAB7ojX pic.twitter.com/VZOSi83uum
— #Statcast (@statcast) April 2, 2017
He’s also walked. So he’s 1-for-1 with a homer, walk, and has thrown five perfect innings on Opening Day.
It certainly didn’t take long into the 2017 season for Madison Bumgarner to play baseball like Madison Bumgarner.
UPDATE: Well, Bumgarner allowed three runs the next inning. BUT… he launched another BOMB to give the Giants the lead back. This is absolutely ridiculous:
[CSN Bay Area]