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American baseball player (born 2002)
Jacob Walter Misiorowski, nicknamed "the Miz", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025 and his first MLB All-Star appearance the same year. In 2026, he set the record for the fastest pitch thrown by a starting pitcher since tracking began in 2008. On September 8, 2026, Misiorowski became the first pitcher in MLB history to throw 1,000 pitches 100+ mph in one season, something no team in the speed-tracking era has ever done.
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American baseball player (born 1996)
Tarik Daniel Skubal is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers. Skubal was selected by the Tigers in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2020.
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The National League’s two best teams in the regular season are the last two standing at the end. The 103-win Brewers against the 100-win Dodgers. Who’s ready for a rematch of last year’s NLCS?
By Field Level Media Oct 11 (Field Level Media) - Milwaukee Brewers captain and 2018 National League MVP Christian Yelich wasn't in the starting lineup for Sunday night's Game 1 of the NL Championship Series against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers. ...
The Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal will take the mound in the series opener, while the Brewers will roll with hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski on Sunday night.