A video of Paul Skenes pitching during spring training on Monday went viral because of the loud noise his fastball produced when caught.
Skenes, who was the No. 1 overall draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates last year, was pitching in a Grapefruit League game between his Pirates and the Tampa Bay Rays. Skenes is a flamethrower, and the sound his fastball made when it hit the mitt of catcher Henry Davis was ridiculously loud: