Witnessing Jacob Misiorowski's Cy Young-worthy season - ESPN

Editor's note: This story originally ran on Sept. 18. Jacob Misiorowski is a finalist to win the National League Cy Young Award announced on Nov. 11.

Jacob Misiorowski will have to wait until November to see if his first full major league season ends with a National League Cy Young Award, but the Milwaukee Brewers ace is the runaway winner when it comes to oohs and aahs drawn on the mound.

The 24-year-old has thrown 1,053 fastballs over 100 mph this season — 582 more than anyone else in the sport. Powered by that unparalleled heat, «The Miz» leads the majors with a 1.89 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 243 strikeouts.

What is it like watching MLB's next great flamethrower dominate the sport? Ahead of his final scheduled start of the 2026 regular season, we asked Misiorowski's teammates what stood out most about his breakout year.

'The velocity jumps out for sure'

Misiorowski joined Jordan Hicks, Aroldis Chapman and Mason Miller as the only four pitchers since pitch tracking began in 2008 to throw 500 or more pitches at 100-plus mph in a single season. But even those three fellow flamethrowers pale in comparison to Miz's total number of triple-digit pitches. Hicks is second on the list with 659 pitches at 100 mph in 2018, but he, Chapman and Miller were able to air it out in short relief stints while Miziorowski has done it in a starting role.

Infielder David Hamilton: «A starter throwing that hard for that long is incredible. I sneak a peek at the board. The velocity jumps out for sure.»

Catcher William Contreras: «For some people, watching him pitch that fast is out of this world. Now that I've gone the whole year catching Miz, it's gotten normal for me.»

Reliever Chad Patrick: «I got to see him pitch in 2024. He was bringing it