Doing some deep forensic work by zooming into the tape measure picture would confirm that number, and it might be even longer (I count at least six feet markers visible, and it might extend all the way to seven when the tape measure is straight). Wingspan measurements aren’t commonly public for baseball players, as far as I am aware, but if we go by that ridiculous picture of him in the door frame above - assuming it’s an average door frame height - we can estimate that McKenzie’s wingspan is around 80 inches. The actual velocity stays the same, but the perceived velocity, which is what’s important to fool another human being, increases. He’s barreling down and dropping a missle over the plate right in front of you.

He may not be throwing 97 mph, but when he’s fully extended from the rubber, he no longer appears to be a clean 60 feet, six inches away from the plate. This extension (along with a high spin rate) is why his fastball, despite hardly ever reaching the mid or upper ‘90s, has been so effective for him throughout his minor league career.

Triston McKenzie’s wingspan is part of what adds to his appearance of being a spindly trebuchet on the mound. tWH2FLYvkr- Ashley Wittgren, MS CSCS August 20, 2020 (Yes I’ve been holding onto these photos for ages for whenever you made your debut I still have the ones of you doing a 3 leg race w Winger as well). Also, once held a foam roller out of my reach over my head while KNEELING.

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