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Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski sets World Series velocity record on his first pitch

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Blum, R. (2026, October 24). Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski sets World Series velocity record on his first pitch. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/brewers-jacob-misiorowski-sets-world-series-velocity-record-on-his-first-pitch/article_4675b224-b313-5e70-8f84-078fcda2051e.html

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Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers set the World Series record for fastest pitch with his first offering at 103.5 mph during Friday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. This surpasses Aroldis Chapman’s previous mark of 103.2 mph in 2016. Misiorowski, known for his blistering fastball since debuting in June 2025, averaged 101.9 mph over his first 13 pitches and threw fastballs at or above 100 mph on ten occasions during his initial inning of play.

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On October 24, 2026, Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers set the record for the fastest pitch in World Series history with his first pitch during Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Rays. The pitch was clocked at 103.5 mph by MLB's Statcast system, surpassing Aroldis Chapman’s previous mark of 103.2 mph from 2016. Misiorowski, a 24-year-old right-hander who debuted in June 2025, threw fastballs on 11 of his first 13 pitches, averaging an impressive 101.9 mph. His performance highlights the increasing velocity trend among starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

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Jacob Misiorowski broke the record for fastest World Series pitch with the very first offering of this year’s Fall Classic, a 103.5 mph fastball from the Milwaukee Brewers’ fireballer to the Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Díaz on Friday night. asserted

Misiorowski → break → night

Aroldis Chapman of the Chicago Cubs set the mark for a Series pitcher at 103.2 mph in the ninth inning of Game 2 in 2016, an offering that resulted in a groundout to second by Cleveland’s Coco Crisp. asserted

that → set → Crisp

Misiorowski’s first pitch, taken for a ball above the strike zone, was listed at 103.4 mph on the stadium video boards but clocked at 103.5 by MLB’s Statcast system. asserted

pitch → take → system

Misiorowski’s first 10 pitches to the Rays were fastballs, including two hit for singles. asserted

pitches → include → singles

He threw fastballs on 11 of 13 pitches in a scoreless first, reaching 100 mph with 10 of them and averaging 101.9 mph. asserted

He → throw → mph

A 24-year-old right-hander whose heat has captivated the sport since his debut in June 2025, Misiorowski easily outdistanced the previous high by a starting pitcher in the Series since tracking started in 2008. asserted

tracking → captivate → 2008

The New York Mets’ Noah Syndergaard threw a 101.1 mph pitch to Kansas City’s Ben Zobrist that was taken for a ball in the first inning of Game 3 in 2015. asserted

that → throw → 2015

Misiorowski threw 1,115 pitches 100 mph or higher this year, shattering the old high of 673 by Jordan Hicks of St. Louis in 2018. asserted

Misiorowski → throw → 2018

Misiorowski reached 100 mph with 96 of 182 pitches in the Division Series and League Championship Series, including a high of 104.8 mph that was taken for a strike by San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. on the first pitch of the NLDS opener on Oct. 3. asserted

that → reach → Oct.

That set a mark for fastest postseason pitch, topping 104.5 mph by San Diego reliever Mason Miller on a called third strike to the Cubs’ Carson Kelly in the eighth inning of a Wild Card Series Game 2 last year. asserted

That → set → Game

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski sets World Series velocity record on his first pitch

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