Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes (30) throws a pitch in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on June 25. Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

Paul Skenes, Jacob Misiorowski Combine For Baseball History with High-Octane Heaters

Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jun 25, 2025 3:23 PM ET

Two of the hardest throwers in the big leagues met up on Wednesday in a highly-anticipated start and the velocities certainly didn't disappoint.

In fact, Pittsburgh Pirates ' ace Paul Skenes and Milwaukee Brewers' prospect Jacob Misiorowski combined for some baseball history early on in the matinee, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

This is the 7th game in the pitch-tracking era (2008, incl ps) where both starting pitchers threw at least 1 pitch at 100.0+ mph, joining:

6/15/25 Dylan Cease (3), Shohei Ohtani (1)
8/7/22 Jacob deGrom (7), Spencer Strider (1)
2020 ALDS G5 Tyler Glasnow (2), Gerrit Cole (1)
7/26/16 Noah Syndergaard (10), Carlos Martinez (4)
8/30/15 Nathan Eovaldi (16), Julio Teheran (2)
4/16/12 Justin Verlander (5), Danny Duffy (1)

h/t the wizard @Jason_Bernard

This is the 7th game in the pitch-tracking era (2008, incl ps) where both starting pitchers threw at least 1 pitch at 100.0+ mph, joining:

6/15/25 Dylan Cease (3), Shohei Ohtani (1)
8/7/22 Jacob deGrom (7), Spencer Strider (1)
2020 ALDS G5 Tyler Glasnow (2), Gerrit Cole (1)… https://t.co/qlH0gbsKYF
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 25, 2025

The 23-year-old Skenes, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft, is already one of the top pitchers in baseball. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year and a top-three Cy Young finisher, he's likely to contend for the Cy Young again this season. He's also on track to be an All-Star for the second time in as many seasons.

As of this posting, he's 4-6 on the season with a 2.14 ERA. He's struck out 110 batters in 105.0 innings.

On other side, Misiorowski is making his third big-league start. The No. 65 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline, he's excelled to this point. Thus far, he's 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA in 15.0 innings.

He's struck out 17 batters in those 15.0 innings and regularly flashes 100+ mph heat.

This article first appeared on Fastball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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