Miz blazes his way to 200 K's faster than all but one pitcher in MLB history

MILWAUKEE -- Jacob Misiorowski unleashed a four-seamer to Twins right fielder Alan Roden on Sunday afternoon, generating nothing but a meek half-swing to notch his fifth strikeout of the day.

The 101.7 mph velocity was ho-hum (well, for him at least), but the strikeout itself marked yet another milestone for the Brewers’ flamethrower in a season loaded with them. Naturally, the list isn’t long when noting the company he joins with this latest accomplishment.

With the punchout of Roden, Misiorowski officially reached his 200th strikeout of the season in only 129 1/3 innings, decimating the Brewers franchise record. The previous mark was set by Corbin Burnes, who needed 145 2/3 innings to reach 200 K’s in 2021. He became just the ninth Milwaukee pitcher to reach that mark.

But Misiorowski -- who finished the day with nine K’s over six innings in the Brewers’ 4-3 walk-off win in 10 innings at American Family Field -- didn’t just set a new franchise mark. Per Elias Sports Bureau, only one pitcher in MLB history has ever reached 200 strikeouts faster than Misiorowski did on Sunday -- Spencer Strider of the Braves, who needed just 123 1/3 frames to hit that total in 2023.

The record itself is eye-popping, but the fact a Misiorowski start featured more history has just become par for the course this season. It’s been an electric campaign that has included him setting pitch-tracking era record by throwing 66 pitches registered at least 100 mph. He logged the most strikeouts (15) ever recorded in a complete-game shutout of fewer than 100 pitches. The velocity he continues to unleash in every start has even caught the eye of Hall of Fame fireballer Nolan Ryan.

And on Sunday, Misiorowski beat a Brewers franchise mark by a nearly 20-inning gap. He reached 200 punchouts faster than all but one pitcher in the history of the Majors, and the player who topped him still only did so by a mere six innings.

So, with two full months still remaining, it only makes you wonder what else he has in store for the rest of his campaign.