Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Brewers' 'terrifying' video of Jacob Misiorowski stunt isn't real

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Feb 24, 2026 8:52 PM ET

Jacob Misiorowski was (seemingly) doing his best William Tell impression this week.

The Milwaukee Brewers shocked fans on Tuesday with the video that they posted of their right-handed phenom Misiorowski. With the Brewers having started up spring training action, they shared a video of Misiorowski appearing to knock an apple off teammate Cooper Pratt’s head … using only his fastball.

The footage showed Misiorowski on the mound firing a rocket toward Pratt (who was seated on a crate at home plate with his back turned). Misiorowski succeeded in knocking the apple off the head of Pratt, who only managed to flinch a little bit before giving the thumbs-up.

Take a look at the video.

Would you let The Miz throw a fastball at your head? pic.twitter.com/5Ekr848IdD
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) February 24, 2026

The jaw-dropping clip was not at all real

After their brief moment of awe, fans quickly found clues that the footage had been edited (including that the apple had splintered too early).

The team confirmed it was fake, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.

"No, there’s no way. And it is not artificial intelligence, either. It was a trick of the trade from the video production team that includes senior manager of digital content Ezra Siegel, senior videographer and creative lead Carter Green and senior editor Cody Oasen, who have been playing around with ideas to reach young baseball fans," McCalvy wrote.

Obviously from the standpoints of liability and common sense as well, there was no way that the Brewers would actually put on such a production. But the team did succeed in generating further excitement about the 23-year-old Misiorowski, who was an All-Star as a rookie last season and pulled off some incredible feats that hadn’t been seen since the 19th century.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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