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Watch: Bartolo Colon rips an incredibly hard foul ball

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No one's foul balls are more entertaining than Bartolo Colon's. And based on the StatCast readings from Monday's at-bat, it's possible no one hits them harder, too.

The New York Mets pitcher lit up the radar gun at the plate Monday after drilling a 101.9-mph liner down the left-field line off Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz during the first inning. For comparison's sake, Mets slugger Lucas Duda's first-inning homer registered an exit velocity of 97.7 mph, according to MLB StatCast.

Colon would eventually go down swinging for the strike out, but helped pitch the Mets to a 4-0 victory over eight scoreless innings.

(Video courtesy: MLB.com)

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