Fact Check: Did Jhoan Duran throw the fastest pitch in MLB history? Twins flamethrower's remarkable feat examined

There is a new candidate for the fastest pitch in MLB history with Jhoan Duran's unbelievable fastball from last night. Facing the San Francisco Giants, Duran sent a fastball toward Wilmer Flores that likely stunned the batter.

The radar gun caught Jhoan Duran at 104.6 miles per hour. That's the fastest of this season so far, albeit in the early going. Is it the fastest pitch in MLB history? Unfortunately, not quite.

Right now, Aroldis Chapman officially holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest pitch in baseball with a 105.8 mph fastball. He threw the pitch on September 24, 2010, when he faced the San Diego Padres. This is the modern-era record.

Previously, Nolan Ryan touched 108.1 miles per hour, though the technology was not as reliable then.

Duran's pitch was about 1.2 miles per hour off from Chapman's, though the batters that faced each pitch could probably hardly tell the difference. Where does Duran's pitch rank among other fast pitches?

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Where Jhoan Duran's throw ranks among the fastest pitches in MLB history

Naturally, Chapman's throw as well as Ryan's exceed that of Duran. However, Duran's is among the all-time fastest.

Here's the list of the highest fastball velocities:

1. Nolan Ryan, 108.1
2. Bob Feller (1946), 107.6
3. Aroldis Chapman, 105.8
4. Aroldis Chapman, 105.1
5. Jordan Hicks, 105.1
6. Joel Zumaya, 104.8
7. Jhoan Duran, 104.6
8. Jordan Hicks, 104.3
9. Aroldis Chapman, 104.3
10. Ryan Helsley, 104.2
11. Camilo Doval, 104
12. Aroldis Chapman, 103.9
13. Mauricio Cabrera, 103.8
14. Jordan Hicks, 103.7

Duran routinely touches the triple digits on the radar gun, so it wouldn't be a surprise if he ended up on this list a few times like Chapman and Jordan Hicks are.