Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski missing bats wasn't missed on social media
It only took Jacob Misiorowski four innings to set a Milwaukee Brewers record for strikeouts in an Opening Day game.
It's been more than a few months, but we've all seen this before. During the Milwaukee Brewers' 14-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, March 26, the powerful right arm of Jacob Misiorowski was missing bats. It only took Misiorowski four innings to set a Brewers record for strikeouts in an Opening Day game.
And then he added to it. Misiorowski allowed a leadoff home run before fanning 10 batters in the first four innings. He finished with 11 strikeouts through five innings and three walks.
He also entered the record books by becoming only the seventh pitcher have 10 or more strikeouts in a first game of the season. Under-24 MLB Pitchers With 10+ Opening Day Ks: Bob Feller (1939) Herb Score (1957) Don Drysdale (1960) Gary Bell (1960) Gary Nolan (1969) Félix Hernández (2007) Jacob Misiorowski (2026) 🔥🔥🔥 pic. twitter.
com/JbZKzkaqYF — Codify (@CodifyBaseball) March 26, 2026 Misiorowski's hardest fastball registered at 101. 1 mph. He gave up just two hits and had a 58% whiff rate.