The fastball sizzled between 93 and 95 mph.
The superlatives flew twice that speed.
Phillippe Aumont made his spring training debut Wednesday and dazzled the few dozen people watching as much as he did the San Diego Padres.
It was merely a B game on a Padres practice field at the Peoria Sports Complex, but it marked what the Seattle Mariners hope is an important moment in their history.
The 19-year-old Aumont, their first-round draft pick in 2007, looked every bit like a prospect who could be in the rotation in a few years.
Aumont pitched essentially a 1-2-3-4 inning - two groundouts, a strikeout and a high chop infield single that's common on the hard fields in Arizona.
In the bleachers, scouts noted Aumont's 95 mph stuff, his 6-foot-7, 250-pound frame and the fact that he's still a teenager.
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