165.8km Milwaukee Fireballer is coming to take over the big league. Will he be the second skins to be selected for the STL match on the 13th?
Jun 11, 2025
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The fireballer, who is growing as a starting pitcher by spraying up to 103 miles (165.8km) of fastballs in the minor leagues, is set to make his major league debut. The main character is Milwaukee Brewers Triple-A Nashville Sounds right-hander Jacob Michiorauski.
Born in April 2002, he is 23 years old this year, and stands out for his tall height of 2m1. He was selected by Milwaukee as the 63rd overall pick in the second round of the 2022 draft when he was playing at Crowder College, Missouri, and joined the Sining Bonus for $2.35 million.
Missiorauski, who had already sprayed 96-97 miles in his third year of high school, sprayed 100 miles of practice pitching in his first year of college, and since joining the professional league, he has honed sliders and curves in earnest, and is also installing changeups. This year, he ranked fourth in the team and 68th overall in the MLB Pipeline Prospect Rankings.
Milwaukee plans to call up and start him in the first game of a three-game home series against the St. Louis Cardinals on the 13th. The club's official announcement has not yet been made, but it can be considered his big league debut.
In 13 appearances in Triple-A this season, Michio Raushik went 4-2 with a 2.13 ERA, 31 walks and 80 strikeouts in 63 ⅓ innings with a fastball over 100 miles. The minor league's overall performance went from 68 to 233 ⅔ innings, 11 wins and 9 losses, 3.04 ERA and 320 strikeouts.
On the 16th of last month, he pitched the first seven innings of his minor league career against Memphis (under St. Louis) and recorded four hits, one walk, and five strikeouts, showing his growth. Of the 86 balls he sprayed that day, 49 four-seam fastballs had a maximum speed of 103.0 miles and an average of 98.3 miles. It's when Milwaukee ordered the Nashville staff to start managing the number of pitches while preparing for his call-up.
In the game against the Gwinnett Strikers (under the Atlanta Braves) on the 8th, his most recent appearance, he became the winning pitcher with two hits, three walks and seven strikeouts in five innings. At the time, he threw a fastball of up to 101.6 miles and an average of 99.7 miles. Of the 39 fastballs, 14 were over 100 miles.
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Milwaukee ranks second in the NL with a 3.35 ERA as of the 9th. Since the starting lineup is solid, it is inevitable to worry about whether to take out pitches among the existing five starters.
Freddie Garcia, Aaron Ciberley, Jose Kintana, Keen Priest and Chad Patrick are eligible. Logan Henderson, who is currently growing brilliantly in Triple-A, is also considered a big league starter. Of course, the only 100-mile pitcher among them is Michiorauski.
In an interview with MLB.com in the spring training in February, Michiorauski once threw 100 miles in his freshman year, and after that, he didn't have that speed, he threw in his second year. I remember that time for sure"I'm happy with God's ability and I'm looking forward to the future." expressed his determination.
MLB.com slowly realized what the difference was between throwing 96 to 97 miles and 100 miles. He's also throwing sliders and occasional curves with breaking balls, and like many prospects, Michiorauski has also started to hone his changeups this season, saying it feels good to know you can throw them when you need 100 miles.
Pittsburgh Pirates fastball pitcher Paul Skins rose to the ace at once after making his major league debut in the spotlight in May last year, and it remains to be seen whether Mishiorausik will follow suit.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
