Jacob Misiorowski injury update: Brewers ace removed from no-hitter
Jacob Misiorowski injury update: Brewers ace removed from no-hitter
Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY Sat, May 2, 2026 at 1:14 AM UTC
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WASHINGTON - Jacob Misiorowski, who had just struck out the last four batters, was working on a no-hitter with one out in the bottom of the sixth and had thrown just 85 pitches, was abruptly removed from his start against the Washington Nationals after suffering a right hamstring cramp, an unsettling blow that could have been much worse for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Misiorowski, who entered the game leading the major leagues in strikeouts, strikeout and whiff percentage, had just elicited a swinging strike from Nationals leadoff batter James Wood on a 98.9 mph fastball when head athletic trainer Brad Epstein visited the mound.
After conferring with Epstein and manager Pat Murphy, Misiorowski was removed from the game and replaced by Aaron Ashby, this coming the same day Milwaukee placed starter Brandon Woodruff on the injured list with shoulder inflammation.
Yet this was a far more daunting loss given Misiorowski's tender age (24) and the high speeds he lives at on the radar gun. Misiorowski, a 6-foot-7, 200-pounder, threw 43 pitches between 100 and 103 mph against the Nationals, striking out eight and walking two. Fifty-four of his 85 pitches were at least 98 mph, including a slider clocked at 98.4 mph.
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Misiorowski now has a major league-leading 59 strikeouts in 38 innings this season, a 2.84 ERA and 1.00 WHIP - but now a cloud of concern over his health.
Misiorowski spent a stint on the injured list last August when he was diagnosed with a left tibia contusion, yet returned shortly thereafter and pitched through the playoffs for Milwaukee. And he was also removed from his major league debut with a no-hitter intact through five innings when he suffered a freak ankle injury throwing a pitch in the sixth.
Ashby retired the final two batters in the sixth, but Daylen Lile broke up the combined no-hitter with a one-out double in the bottom of the seventh.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski removed from no-hitter with apparent injury
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