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Mets Luis Guillorme works 22-pitch sprin
During the Mets-Cardinals spring training game in Port Lucie, Florida on Sunday, infielder worked an incredible 22-pitch walk in the fifth inning. Much to the excitement of the Mets dugout, Guillorme accomplished the feat against hard-throwing righty , who threw 10 99-plus mph (six of those were 100+ mph) pitches during Johnny Manziel Jersey the plate appearance.The longest official plate appearance in history belongs to the Giants' Brandon Belt at 21 pitches in 2018. Pitch counts have been on record since 1988 and do not include spring training stats, . But Guillorme's plate appearance is one of the longest (if not, longest) in MLB history.Here's the entire at-bat for your viewing pleasure: Enjoy every pitch of 's EPIC 22-pitch at-bat. New York Mets (@Mets) And, here's the breakdown of the 22-pitch at-bat:1. Called Strike - 99.8 mph sinker2. Swinging Strike - 89.2 mph slider3. Foul - 99.1 mph sinker4. Foul - 87.7 mph slider5. Ball - 100.2 mph sinker6. Foul - 100.2 mph sinker7. Foul - 99.6 mph sinker8. Foul - 86.8 mph slider9. Foul - 90.9 slider10. Foul - 86. Allen Craig Jersey 6 mph slider11. Ball - 99.1 sinker12. Ball - 100.4 mph sinker13. Foul - 90.4 mph changeup14. Foul - 83.2 mph slider15. Foul - 100.3 mph sinker16. Foul - 90.8 mph changeup17. Foul - 101.3 mph sinker18. Foul - 91.9 mph Ozzie Smith Jersey slider19. Foul - 87.9 mph slider20. Foul - 101.4 mph sinker21. Foul - 87.8 mph slider22. Ball - 84.9 mph slider And the aforementioned dugout excitement: Pete, Dom, and Conforto were loving the Guillorme at-bat SNY (@SNYtv) Luis Guillorme just drew a 22-pitch walk. The boys are FIRED UP SNY (@SNYtv) For Hicks, that was actually his Grapefruit league debut and first live, in-game at-bat since June 22, 2019. The 24-year-old Hicks underwent Tommy John surgery that summer and . The hard-throwing righty owned the during the 2019 season, with the top pitch at 104.3 miles per hour. .Guillorme, meanwhile, was drafted by the Mets in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB Draft and he's played 109 games acro s three seasons (2018-19) for the Tony Gwynn Jersey Mets. His patience and grit to make it through a 22-pitch at-bat for a walk could be a sign of more good things to come as he continues to build his case to be an everyday player."I'm just happy I ended up with the walk," . "Because if I would've gotten out that would've been not fun for me, all that work for nothing." The way things stand in the Mets depth chart for 2021, J.D. Davis is still expected to handle third base, but Mets manager Luis Rojas has used Guillorme at the hot corner when they have a ground ball pitcher Rickey Henderson Jersey on the mound (like ) during spring training. In 2020, Guillorme played nine games at second, four at third and three at shortstop. He recorded an impre sive slash line of .333/.426/.439 in 29 games (68 plate appearances).