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Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski overpowers Yankees’ red-hot offense to ruin Spencer Jones’ debut

Nypost · · 317 words · By Greg Joyce
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“The Brewers flamethrower overshadowed Jones’ MLB debut, dominating the Yankees with an overpowering fastball and handing them a 6-0 loss in the interleague series opener.”
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Multiple independent sources (ESPN and The Athletic) confirm the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Yankees 6-0 on May 8, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Milwaukee Brewers season is the 57th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 29th in the National League, and their 58th overall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Milwaukee_Brewers_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 55th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 27th in the National League, and their 56th overall. They entered the season as the defending National League …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Milwaukee_Brewers_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 56th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 28th in the National League, and their 57th overall. The Brewers' home opener on March 31, 2025, an 11–1 loss …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Milwaukee_Brewers_season
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“Jones went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts and a walk, one of only four baserunners that Misorowski allowed across six shutout innings in which he struck out 11.”
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While evidence confirms Jacob Misiorowski is a Brewers pitcher and has had games with 11 strikeouts, there is no specific evidence in the provided search results confirming the exact line (6 shutout innings, 11 Ks, 4 baserunners) for the May 8, 2026 game against the Yankees.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacob Walter Misiorowski (miz-uh-ROW-ski) born April 3, 2002), nicknamed "the Miz", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Misiorowski
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Baseball_All…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 National League Division Series (NLDS) were the two best-of-five playoff series in Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2025 postseason to determine the participating teams of the 2025 National Leag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_National_League_Division_…
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“Jones went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts and a walk”
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Evidence confirms Spencer Jones made his MLB debut on May 8, 2026, but the specific box score stats (0-for-2, 2 Ks, 1 walk) are not present in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elmer Javier Rodríguez Cruz (born August 18, 2003) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Rodríguez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer George Jones (born May 14, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Jones_(outfielder)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer Drew Schwellenbach (born May 31, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Schwellenbach
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“The Yankees (26-13) only mustered two hits off him — a pair of singles by José Caballero”
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No evidence was found regarding the Yankees' record of 26-13 at that time or the specific hits by José Caballero in that game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2000 New York Yankees season was the 98th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The team finished first in the American League East with a record of 87–74, 2.5 games ahead of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season
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“Max Fried, meanwhile, lost his command in a 40-pitch second inning and paid for it, giving up a four spot.”
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The evidence provided for Max Fried describes different games (World Series against Astros, or a game against Cleveland Guardians), not the specific game against the Brewers on May 8, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fried was charged with six runs in five innings of the Braves’ 7-2 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park, which evened the World Series at a game apiece before it shifts to Atlanta for Games 3-5 star…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2918245/2021/10/28/braves-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fried has pitched 122 innings and is on track to surpass his career high of 185 1/3 in 2022. He went 9-2 with a 1.89 ERA in 15 starts through June 15, giving up more than two earned runs just once, bu…
https://www.whec.com/ap-top-news/yankees-all-star-max-fried-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried leaves the game during the sixth inning in Game 2 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, Oct.
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“The left-hander went on to make it through six innings”
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No evidence confirms Max Fried pitched six innings in the specific game mentioned in the context of the Brewers vs Yankees series.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fried pitched 6 shutout innings in the final game of the 2021 World Series against the Houston Astros, helping lead the Braves to their first championship in 26 years. Through 2024[update], Fried had …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Fried
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web search NEUTRAL — Max Fried allowed only an infield single to José Ramírez three batters into the game in six innings to bounce back from his first loss, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-0 on Thu…
https://www.aol.com/fried-allows-one-hit-six-014740255.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Max Fried pitches in Game 6 of the 2021 World Series.(JTA) — Jewish ace pitcher Max Fried delivered his Atlanta Braves to their first World Championship since 1995 with six shutout innings in Tuesday’…
https://www.jta.org/2021/11/03/sports/max-fried-pitches-atla…
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“the Brewers (20-16) leaned on Misiorowski.”
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No evidence was found to confirm the Brewers' specific record of 20-16 at the time of this game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Milwaukee Brewers season is the 57th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 29th in the National League, and their 58th overall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Milwaukee_Brewers_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the Central Division of the National League …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Milwaukee Brewers of 1894–1901 were an American professional baseball team. They competed as members of the Western League from 1894 to 1899, then as members of the American League in 1900 and 190…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers_(1894–1901)
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“After the Yankees selected Jones with the 25th-overall pick in 2022, the Brewers nabbed Misiorowski 38 picks later.”
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CBS Sports confirms Jacob Misiorowski was selected 63rd overall in 2022. 63 is exactly 38 picks after the 25th pick (25 + 38 = 63). Wikipedia confirms Spencer Jones is a Yankees outfielder from the 2022 draft.
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web search NEUTRAL — and the expectation that he would be selected early in the 2022 MLB draft.[4]. Professional career.In August 2024, the Brewers promoted Misiorowski to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds and moved him to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Misiorowski
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web search NEUTRAL — This is the list of players selected in the 2022 NHL Entry draft.
https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2022e.html
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web search NEUTRAL — The Brewers have selected Misiorowski with the 63rd overall pick in the 2022 first-year player draft. Misiorowski comes from the junior college ranks and hits 100 mph with his fastball. The pitch is a…
https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/brewers-jaco…
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“The 6-foot-7 right-hander made his MLB debut last season”
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CBS Sports confirms Misiorowski has a 6-foot-7 frame. Wikipedia confirms he made his MLB debut in 2025, which is the season prior to the 2026 game described in the text.
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“Facing Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Aaron Judge, Misiorowski threw 10 pitches to retire the side — striking out Grisham and Rice on three pitches each and getting Judge to fly out”
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No evidence was found detailing the specific pitch-by-pitch sequence of the first inning against Grisham, Rice, and Judge.
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“five of which registered as the five fastest pitches recorded by a starter during the tracking era (dating back to 2008).”
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“They came in at 103.6, 103.5, 103.3, 103.3 and 103.2 mph during an inning in which his slowest pitch was a 102.3 mph fastball.”
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