Antone was reaching 97 mph in spring training games this year before he got sent to the Reds' minor-league camp, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Antone was working in the 88-92 mph range last year. He worked on trying to improve his velocity over the winter at APEC, a company located in Forth Worth, Texas, but didn't really see the improved results until getting into game action in spring training.