“It was 100 [mph], down and in. Strike one,” he said the other day. “Then it was 99, up and in, and I thought I was close. Took a good swing at it. So I had slider in the back of my head, like this could be a slider right here. And he goes cutter, 99, down and in, and you’re like, ‘Man, that was a fun one.’”

It was neither the first time nor the last that the Phillies slugger faced Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase. But this was the ninth inning of the 2022 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, and Clase’s stuff was as filthy as ever.

Three years later, Clase’s cutter still crackles at 99 mph, the lead punch in combination with a wipeout slider. And now, it might be available to acquire.