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Christian Patterson

@cpatterson_7

Guys, we were just chillin at a

@rockies

baseball game, and my brother decided to step into a speed pitch challenge...he hit 96 mph 😳

@MLB

Let’s get him signed!

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It says 10 MPH before he throws the ball 🤔

That was me 🙋🏼‍♂️

And 2 weeks later...he’s now a professional athlete.

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Christian Patterson

@cpatterson_7

Aug 16, 2019

And 2 weeks after that...he strikes out the side in his professional debut!!

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Eric Garland

@EricJGarland

Aug 2, 2019

Hey Christian, I'm with

@mcclatchy

, which owns

@KCStar

. Can we share your video w/ credit to you for a story on this?

Christian Patterson

@cpatterson_7

Aug 2, 2019

Yes you may. Thanks for asking!

Baseball U ®

@BaseballU

Jul 16, 2019

Either way impressive. Secondly probably not the best idea to keep arm healthy. I am guessing that he warmed up a bit prior or should say hope he did. Why? I was a victim of a county fair hitting 89MPH and hurting my elbow in 1985. I was stupid and live with it every day.

Sons of Johnnie LeMaster

@SonsofJohnnieLe

Jul 17, 2019

Pretty sure you can’t crow hop off the mound.

Tony Morris

@_Tony_Morris_

Aug 2, 2019

Awesome job, well done!