San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller allowed a record-breaking home run on a 103.9 MPH pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. etched his name in MLB history by hitting a 103.9 mph fastball from Mason Miller for a game-tying home run, the fastest pitch ever hit for a homer since 2008. The Diamondbacks outfielder also homered earlier in the game,

San Diego president of baseball operations A.J. Preller made a huge push for Miller, as is his wont, and the A’s viewed the Mets as the “most serious” option beyond the Padres, per The Athletic. The Mets and A’s reportedly had “very serious” conversation, but the sides did not gain traction and the Amazin’s pivoted in different directions.

The San Diego Padres offloaded a huge package to land Mason Miller from the Athletics at the MLB trade deadline. It was the biggest deal of the deadline, and it stunned the baseball world, as A.J. Preller gave up top prospect Leo De Vries, ranked 3rd by MLB Pipeline at the time of the trade.