Craig Kimbrel Shows Off Filthy Stuff In First Game With Iowa Cubs

Craig Kimbrel pitched in a game for the first time in 2019, coming in relief for the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday and not only did he retire the side in order, his stuff looked filthy.

Kimbrel only needed eight pitches to get the three outs, which included a strikeout to end the inning.

Curveball (whiff), 95 mph fastball (whiff), 95 mph fastball, curveball (whiff) for a strikeout.

1-2-3 inning for Kimbrel.
— Matt Clapp (@TheBlogfines) June 18, 2019

And here it is, Craig Kimbrel’s filthy stuff in full display.

Craig Kimbrel, Fastball/Knuckle Curve, Overlay.

👏👏 pic.twitter.com/gXGE8C27h0
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 18, 2019

Craig Kimbrel with a strikeout to end a 1-2-3 relief appearance with the Iowa Cubs. pic.twitter.com/TQnYJI6Vk2
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) June 18, 2019

Oh baby!

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Just spoke to Craig Kimbrel about his first relief outing with the @IowaCubs. Very happy with how things went. "It was a good first step." More coming at @DMRsports.
— Tommy Birch (@TommyBirch) June 18, 2019

So far, everything is looking pretty good for Kimbrel.