Red Sox MiLB pitcher hits 105 mph on radar guns

The Boston Red Sox may have their own version of Aroldis Chapman in their farm system in right-hander Michael Kopech.

Kopech threw one of the fastest pitches in baseball history on Wednesday when he was clocked at 105 mph on a pair of radar guns during a Class-A performance for the Salem Red Sox.

"We did have a reading of 105. We double-checked. Another gun beside ours had 105 as well," Salem manager Joe Oliver told Baseball America's J.J. Cooper.

The 20-year-old, who was drafted in the first round, 33rd overall, by the Red Sox in the 2014 draft, normally sits around 98 mph and regularly hits 100 mph, but the 105 reading was something new.

"Your eye is not trained to see 105. You’ve never seen it before unless it's off some sort of machine," Oliver explained. "I couldn't say that one pitch was harder than any other he threw. A couple you could tell were quicker. (Was it) 101 or 103? You couldn't pick out which one was 105."

Kopech's pitch nearly matched the 105.1 mph offering from Chapman on Sept 24, 2010 that became the fastest pitch ever recorded by Major League Baseball, although Chapman also had a pitch clocked at 106 mph which was disputed.

Kopech has made three starts in the minors this season without allowing an earned run, striking out 12.2 hitters per nine innings.