
Brewers' Jacob Miziolowski broke major league history by hitting an average fastball velocity of 100.6 mph during the 2026 season.
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Since Statcast began collecting data in 2008, this is the first time in history that a starting pitcher's annual average ball speed has exceeded 100 mph.
Major League Baseball has entered a new era.
100.6 miles (approximately 162 km).
This is the average velocity of four-seam fastballs thrown by Brewers right-handed pitcher Jacob Miziolowski (24) during the 2026 regular season. He threw a total of 1,677 pitches.
According to the data analysis system Statcast, this is the first time since Major League Baseball began tracking this in 2008 that the average starting pitcher has exceeded 100 miles per year.
Miziolowski has shown off many shocking pitches this season.
On June 12th, he pitched a one-hit shutout victory against the Phillies. He hit 103.7 mph (approximately 167 km) against the final batter of the ninth inning.
In a game against the Cubs on June 26, he threw 105.5 mph (approximately 170 km) against Pete Crow Armstrong, who became the seventh player in major league history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases this season.
This is the fastest starting pitcher since 2008, and the third fastest when including relief pitchers (Chapman's 105.8 mph).
In July, at a baseball festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Miziolowski talked about his response to fastballs.
"I shouldn't get too attached to it, but ball speed is a very important factor. That's why I'm working on it every day (increasing ball speed) in ways that no one can see."
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