GIF: Two for flinching
A fan sitting behind the plate at the Nationals-Phillies game on Tuesday forgot he had a screen in front of him as Henry Rodriguez's 97 mph fastball came toward his head.
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You can forgive this fan for forgetting there's a screen in front of him as a fastball comes at his head -- but that doesn't mean we can't point and laugh.
According to MLB.com, Henry Rodriguez's fastball on a full count was 97 miles per hour -- the only one of the four fastballs Rodriguez threw to John Mayberry Jr. that wasn't at 100 mph.
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