Jacob Misiorowski didn’t just dominate the New York Yankees on Friday night. He made MLB history doing it. The young Milwaukee Brewers star delivered one of the most electric pitching performances baseball has seen in years during Milwaukee’s 6-0 shutout victory, overwhelming Yankees hitters with a combination of power, velocity, and pure intimidation.
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A Dominant Performance on the Mound
Misiorowski was nearly untouchable. His final line:
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6 innings pitched
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2 hits allowed
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2 walks
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11 strikeouts
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0 runs allowed
Against one of baseball’s best lineups, he looked completely in control from the first inning on.
Velocity Unlike Anything MLB Has Seen
The numbers behind the outing are even crazier. Misiorowski reached at least 103 mph on 10 different pitches during the game. Not once. Ten times. And his fastest pitch? A blistering 103.6 mph. That matters because it officially became the fastest pitch ever recorded by a starting pitcher since Statcast began tracking velocity in 2008.
As insane as Friday night was, it’s apparently becoming normal for Misiorowski. He now owns 11 of the 14 fastest pitches ever thrown by a starter in the Statcast era. That’s absurd dominance in one of baseball’s most terrifying categories. We’ve seen relievers hit triple digits before. But starters? That’s different.
Opponents Have No Answers
The Yankees entered the night as one of the top offenses in baseball. It didn’t matter. Misiorowski overpowered hitters with elite fastball life, ridiculous velocity, and swing-and-miss secondary stuff. At times, it honestly looked unfair. The Brewers have developed elite pitching for years, but Misiorowski feels different. This isn’t just good velocity. This is historically elite velocity paired with legitimate frontline starter potential.
And if he continues to command it like he did Friday night, the rest of baseball is going to have a serious problem. Jacob Misiorowski didn’t just throw a gem against the Yankees. He delivered one of the hardest-throwing starts MLB has ever seen. And at just 23 years old, the Brewers may have found baseball’s next true pitching superstar.
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