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Last season, Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski was at the heart of a controversy when he was named to the MLB All-Star Game after just five career starts.
Many across the league felt that Misiorowski was unfairly added to the game, given his relative inexperience. Those cries only grew louder when Misiorowski struggled at times during the back half of the season.
However, Misiorowski is back with a vengeance in 2026, and he’s tearing up the MLB record book in the process.
Jacob Misiorowski Puts Up Unreal Velocity Numbers Against Yankees
Through eight starts this season, Misiorowski is 3-2 with a minuscule 2.45 ERA and a league-leading 14.3 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.
During Friday’s start against the New York Yankees, he showed exactly why opponents have found life so difficult against the 24-year-old righty.
Fastest Pitches Ever Thrown By A Starting Pitcher
(All Of Recorded MLB History)103.6 Jacob Misiorowski ⛽️
103.6 Jacob Misiorowski ⛽️
103.6 Jacob Misiorowski ⛽️
103.5 Jacob Misiorowski ⛽️
103.3 Jacob Misiorowski ⛽️
103.3 Jacob Misiorowski ⛽️
103.2 Jacob Misiorowski ⛽️
103.2… pic.twitter.com/uBk5NMsA7h— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) May 9, 2026
Misiorowski needed just 10 pitches to retire the top of the Yankees lineup in order. All of those pitches were fastballs, and nine of the 10 pitches were 103.0 miles per hour or higher.
In the first inning alone, Misiorowski recorded nine of the 13 fastest pitches thrown by a starter all time. The other names on the list are Justin Verlander, Jordan Hicks (twice), and Misiorowski from a prior outing.
Jacob Misiorowski threw 10 pitches in the 1st inning:
102.4 MPH
103.0 MPH
102.8 MPH
102.7 MPH
103.2 MPH
103.3 MPH
103.3 MPH
103.5 MPH
103.1 MPH
103.6 MPH pic.twitter.com/W1JxrqwUi8— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2026
The former second-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft went on to throw six scoreless innings, striking out 11 and allowing just two hits en route to a 6-0 victory for the Brewers.
Safe to say, if Misiorowski makes the All-Star Game again, nobody will have any complaints this time.