Amateur career
Misiorowski grew up in Grain Valley,Missouri and attended Grain Valley High School. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4]
Misiorowski's senior season in 2020 was canceled due to COVID-19. [5] His chances of being drafted that year were significantly lowered by MLB's decision to shorten the 2020 draft to five rounds, [4] and Misiorowski's determination to play college baseball after missing that senior year. [2] He initially committed to Oklahoma State but later decided to enroll at Crowder College. [6]
Misiorowski appeared in two games as a freshman at Crowder in 2021 before redshirting the season after a knee injury. [2] [4] He committed to transfer to Louisiana State for his final three years of collegiate eligibility during the season. [2] 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. [7] 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. [8] [9] These superlative numbers brought widespread attention to Misiorowski and the expectation that he would be selected early in the 2022 MLB draft. [4]
Professional career
Although Misiorowski committed to play college baseball at Louisiana State University, [10] the Milwaukee Brewers selected Misiorowski 63rd overall in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [11] He signed with the Brewers on July 27,2022,for an over-slot signing bonus of $2.35 million; [12] the slot value for the 63rd pick that year was $1.1 million. [10] In August 2024,the Brewers promoted Misiorowski to their AAA minor league affiliate and moved him to the bullpen for a potential major league role later in their season. Their stated long-term plan,however,was for him to remain as a starting pitcher. [13]
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] In his third start,against Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates,he became the first MLB pitcher since 1901 to allow five hits or fewer across his first three career starts. [19] Misiorowski's fifth start came against Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers—the National League leader in wins at the time,bolstered by what Milwaukee's local newspaper said was the best lineup in baseball that year. [20] Misiorowski struck out twelve batters in six frames,including a near-immaculate inning,and induced a league-leading twenty-one swings-and-misses. [20] [21] [22]
On July 11,2025,Misiorowski was named to the National League All-Star roster as a replacement for Matthew Boyd,making him the fastest player in league history to become an All-Star after just five major league games. [23] His selection was controversial due to his lack of experience in the majors. [24]
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