Misiorowski flashes 103.6 mph heat, fastest-tracked pitches by starter - ESPN

Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski set a standard for velocity by a starting pitcher while keeping up his habit of performing best in high-profile situations.

Misiorowski threw 10 pitches of at least 103 mph while striking out 11 over six dominant innings in the Brewers' 6-0 home victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night. He had three pitches of 103.6 mph, the highest velocity any starter has reached since Statcast tracking began in 2008.

The 24-year-old right-hander called it a top-three performance in his major league career, which started less than a year ago but already has plenty of highlights.

Misiorowski won head-to-head matchups with 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw as a rookie. He had a 1.50 ERA in three postseason appearances last year.

«It's just adrenaline,» Misiorowski said. «That's all it is. You start getting hyped up and you want to perform for your teammates behind you because they're doing the same for me. That's the whole goal.»

Brewers manager Pat Murphy has another perspective on why Misiorowski shines the brighest when the stakes seem highest.

«Miz is interested in being great,» Murphy said. «And he's in that process of being great.»

Misiorowski shut down the highest-scoring team in the American League on Friday with one of the most remarkable performances of the Statcast era.

According to ESPN Research, starters had combined for four pitches of at least 103 mph since tracking started in 2008, two by Jordan Hicks, one by Justin Verlander and one by Misiorowski in his previous outing.

Before Friday, the fastest pitch thrown by a starter since 2008 was a 103.2 mph offering from Hicks on July 12, 2022. Misiorowski threw seven pitches that were