How The Cubs Won the World Series With an 88mph Fastball

#mlb #chicagocubs #sabermetrics #baseballanalytics #majorleaguebaseball In 2016, Kyle Hendricks led all of Major League Baseball with a 2.13 ERA. There was just one problem. His fastball averaged only 88 mph. In an era dominated by power pitchers and radar-gun readings, Hendricks looked nothing like a traditional ace. Scouts had spent decades treating velocity as the ultimate predictor of pitching success. By those standards, Hendricks should never have become one of baseball’s best starters. Yet he did. This is the story of how an overlooked Cubs pitcher helped change the way baseball evaluates talent, how pitch tunneling revealed a hidden skill that radar guns couldn’t measure, and why one of the slowest fastballs in the league became a key part of the Chicago Cubs’ historic 2016 World Series championship. If you enjoy baseball stories where the numbers reveal something everyone else missed, consider subscribing.    / @sabermetriclab   DISCLAIMER This video is intended for educational and entertainment purposes. Statistics, historical events, and analytical concepts are based on publicly available baseball data and research. Some interpretations are presented for storytelling and discussion purposes and may reflect analytical viewpoints rather than official positions of Major League Baseball or its teams.