It’s getting harder and harder to catch up to The Miz.
Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski, firmly established as the hardest-throwing starting pitcher in major league history, established another high-water mark Friday, June 26, when he threw a personal best 105.5 mph pitch, breaking his own record for a starting pitcher.
Misiorowski’s first-inning fastball to Chicago Cubs leadoff batter Pete Crow-Armstrong – he fouled the pitch off – tied Los Angeles Angels reliever Ben Joyce for the third-fastest pitch in the 18-year pitch-tracking era. Misiorowski’s previous fastest pitch – set earlier this month against the Philadelphia Phillies – registered 104.5 mph.
Current Boston Red Sox reliever Aroldis Chapman owns the two fastest pitches, at 105.8 and 105.7 mph, setting the record in September 2010 with the Cincinnati Reds.
Fastest pitches in pitch-tracking era (2008)
- 1. Aroldis Chapman, Reds, Sep. 24, 2010 — 105.8 mph
- 2. Aroldis Chapman, Yankees, July 18, 2016 — 105.7 mph
- T3. Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers, June 26, 2026 — 105.5 mph
- T3. Ben Joyce, Angels, Sept. 3, 2024 — 105.5 mph
- 5. Aroldis Chapman, Yankees, July 18, 2016 — 105.4 mpg
- 6. Aroldis Chapman, Yankees, July 22, 2016 — 105.2 mph
- T7. Aroldis Chapman, Pirates, Aug. 7, 2024 — 105.1 mph
- T7. Aroldis Chapman, Cubs, Aug. 2, 2016 — 105.1 mph
- T7. Aroldis Chapman, Yankees, July 22, 2016 — 105.1 mph
- T7. Aroldis Chapman, Yankees, July 18, 2016 — 105.1 mph
- T11. Jordan Hicks, Cardinals, May 20, 2018 — 105 mph
- T11. Aroldis Chapman, Yankees, July 23, 2016 — 105 mph
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fastest pitches in MLB history: Where does Jacob Misiorowski rank?
