MLB Sends Jacob Misiorowski Message During Game Against Paul Skenes

Misiorowski outdueled the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year in a 4-2 victory, tossing five scoreless innings and striking out eight, while Skenes lasted just four frames and allowed four runs in his shortest outing of the season.

Afterward, MLB posted on X declaring, “Jacob Misiorowski came to PLAY,” and posted the rookie’s stats from his most recent outing.

Misiorowski set a career high with eight strikeouts, and opposing batters are now hitting an absurd .030 against him. 

Through three starts, Misiorowski is 3–0 with a 1.13 ERA, punching out 19 hitters over 16 innings. He has also fired five pitches at 102 mph or harder this season, ranking fourth among all major‐league starters since 2008 including the postseason, per Statcast.

The timing couldn’t be better for Milwaukee. Last year the Brewers captured the NL Central crown, and this season they find themselves two games behind the Chicago Cubs atop the division. Milwaukee’s current 18–8 surge over its last 26 games is the best stretch in baseball, and Misiorowski’s emergence only enhances their push to reclaim first place.