Jacob Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski
Misiorowski pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2025
Milwaukee Brewers – No. 32
Pitcher
Born: (2002-04-03) April 3, 2002
Blue Springs, Missouri, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 12, 2025, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through July 8, 2025)
Win–loss record4–1
Earned run average2.81
Strikeouts33
Teams

Jacob Walter Misiorowski (miz-uh-ROW-ski)[1] born April 3, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025. His nickname is The Miz [2]

Amateur career

Misiorowski grew up in Grain Valley, Missouri and attended Grain Valley High School.[3] As a junior in 2019, he posted a 9–2 win-loss record with a 1.48 earned run average (ERA) and was named All-State.[4] Misiorowski participated in a bullpen session that December, where he showcased a quality curveball with scouts from the Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Colorado Rockies in attendance.[5]

Misiorowski's senior season in 2020 was canceled due to COVID-19.[6] His chances of being drafted that year were significantly lowered by MLB's decision to shorten the 2020 draft to five rounds,[5] and Misiorowski's determination to play college baseball after missing that senior year.[3] He initially committed to Oklahoma State but later decided to enroll at Crowder College.[7]

Misiorowski appeared in two games as a freshman at Crowder in 2021 before redshirting the season after a knee injury.[3][5] Misiorowski made 15 starts at Crowder during his redshirt season in 2022 and was named a second team NJCAA All-American after going 10–0 with a 2.72 ERA and registering 136 strikeouts in 76 innings pitched.[8] He committed to transfer to Louisiana State for his final three years of collegiate eligibility during the season.[3] Following the end of the 2022 season, Misiorowski participated in the Major League Baseball Combine and recorded the eight fastest pitches and averaged 99.8 miles per hour on his fastball.[9][10] These superlative numbers brought widespread attention to Misiorowski, raising expectations for where he would be taken in the 2022 MLB draft.[5]

Professional career

Although Misiorowski committed to play college baseball at Louisiana State University,[11] the Milwaukee Brewers selected Misiorowski 63rd overall in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[12] He signed with the Brewers on July 27, 2022, for an over-slot signing bonus of $2.35 million;[13] the slot value for the 63rd pick that year was $1.1 million.[11]

To begin the 2025 season, Baseball America rated Misiorowski as the Brewers' third-best prospect.[14] The team assigned him to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, where he posted a 2.13 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 13 appearances.[15] By June, Baseball America had Misiorowski as the 21st-best prospect in all of baseball.[14] On June 12, he was promoted to the major leagues.[16]

In his MLB debut, Misiorowski earned a win after throwing five innings of no-hit baseball. His start featured the fastest pitch thrown by a Brewers pitcher in the Statcast era, topping out at 102.3 miles per hour (164.6 km/h).[14][17] In his second start, against the Minnesota Twins, Misiorowski threw six perfect innings, becoming the first MLB player to record 11 no-hit innings to start his career since 1961.[18][A] In his third start, against Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates, he gave up two hits and no runs over five innings, earning his third straight win and becoming the first MLB pitcher since 1901 to allow five hits or fewer across his first 3 career starts.[19] Misiorowski had a poor fourth start,[20] but his fifth included twelve strikeouts and twenty-one swings-and-misses in a win against the Los Angeles Dodgers and starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ "Jacob Misiorowski Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  2. ^ https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2025/07/08/brewers-vs-dodgers-score-live-game-updates-tonight-highlights-lineups/84498866007/
  3. ^ a b c d Thorn, Cody (November 10, 2021). "Grain Valley graduate Jacob Misiorowski commits to Louisana [sic] State University for baseball". The Examiner. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Three claim all-state baseball honors". Columbia Daily Tribune. June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d McCalvy, Adam (July 7, 2025). "How the Brewers found (and believed in) Jacob Misiorowski". MLB.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. ^ Shaffer, Mick (March 25, 2020). "Celebrating seniors: Grain Valley baseball, scholarship hopes on hold". KSHB. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Crowder's Misiorowski becomes first Roughrider to sign with LSU". The Joplin Globe. November 10, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Porter, Jared (June 14, 2022). "Three Crowder players named NJCAA baseball All-Americans". The Joplin Globe. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  9. ^ Jackson, Josh (June 15, 2022). "The 3 biggest stories to watch at the Draft Combine". MLB.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  10. ^ Callis, Jim (June 18, 2022). "These 10 players stood out at Draft Combine workout". MLB.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Franco, Anthony (July 29, 2022). "Draft Signings: Rays, Giants, Cubs, Brewers, Red Sox". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "Misiorowski selected by Brewers in second round of MLB draft". The Joplin Globe. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Crowder's Misiorowski becomes Brewers' highest-paid draftee". The Joplin Globe. July 27, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c Hogg, Curt (June 12, 2025). "With five no-hit innings, Jacob Misiorowski delivers MLB debut that won't be forgotten anytime soon". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  15. ^ "What to know about Misiorowski's power arm ahead of MLB debut". MLB.com. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  16. ^ Totoraitis, Joe (June 12, 2025). "The hardest-throwing starter in baseball will debut for the Brewers tonight". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  17. ^ McCalvy, Andrew (June 12, 2025). "Misiorowski reaches 102 mph, allows no hits in electric MLB debut". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  18. ^ a b Kuhagen, Christopher (June 20, 2025). "Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski gets standing ovation at Target Field, social media in awe after pitcher stars vs Twins in second MLB start". usatoday.com. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  19. ^ Perry, Dayn. "Jacob Misiorowski makes more MLB history while Paul Skenes has one of his worst starts in electric matchup". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  20. ^ McCalvy, Adam (July 2, 2025). "Miz finds 'fine line between dominant and being just OK' in 1st loss". MLB.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  21. ^ McCalvy, Adam (July 8, 2025). "12 K's! Misiorowski fires 101.6 mph past Ohtani, Dodgers to outduel Kershaw". MLB.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  22. ^ Radcliffe, J. R. (July 9, 2025). "It's hard to fathom all these stats from Jacob Misiorowski's win over the Dodgers on July 8". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

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