| Sidd Finch | |
|---|---|
| Created by | George Plimpton |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Hayden Siddhartha Finch |
| Title | New York Mets – No. 21 |
| Position | Pitcher (bats and throws right) |
| Origin | England |
Sidd Finch is a fictional baseball player, the subject of the notorious April Fools' Day hoax article "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch" written by George Plimpton and first published in the April 1, 1985, issue of Sports Illustrated. According to Plimpton, Finch was raised in an English orphanage, learned yoga in Tibet, and could throw a fastball as fast as 168 miles per hour (270 km/h).[1]