Jacob Misiorowski hits 103.6 mph vs. Yankees, unleashes hardest pitches ever tracked by MLB from starter
By Jack Baer••Yahoo Sports
Misiorowski got a strikeout for every letter in his last name.
With the first pitch of his start against the New York Yankees on Friday, Milwaukee Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski reared back and threw a 102. 4 mph fastball for a called strike. It was the slowest pitch he’d throw that inning.
MLB’s hardest-throwing pitcher lived up to his reputation Friday and then some, firing 36 pitches measured by Statcast at 100 mph or faster. Ten of them came in the first inning, when he blew away the top of the Yankees’ order. 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.