Jacob Misiorowski’s 98 mph pitch hits Rockies’ Tyler Freeman in head in scary scene

Nypost · Jun 07, 2026 · 273 words · By Mollie Walker

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What to know about Jacob Misiorowski’s 98 mph pitch hits Rockies’ Tyler Freeman in head in scary scene

The Rockies’ Tyler Freeman took the brunt of Brewers star pitcher Jacob Misiorowski’s record-setting night on the mound Saturday.

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What happened

The Rockies’ Tyler Freeman took the brunt of Brewers star pitcher Jacob Misiorowski’s record-setting night on the mound Saturday.

Why it matters

In the sixth inning of the Rockies’ 7-1 loss to Milwaukee, Freeman absorbed a 98.2 mph cutter that knocked off his batting helmet.

Common ground

He doubled over for a moment before a trainer promptly came out of the dugout to check on him.

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Claim 1: “In the sixth inning of the Rockies’ 7-1 loss to Milwaukee, Freeman absorbed a 98.2 mph cutter that knocked off his batting helmet.”

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Multiple sources confirm the Rockies lost 7-1 to Milwaukee and that Tyler Freeman was hit by a 98.2 mph cutter in the sixth inning.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Colorado Rockies season was their 33rd in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 31st season at Coors Field, and their ninth and final under manager Bud Black, who was fired on May 11, after a 7–…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Colorado Rockies season is their 34th in Major League Baseball and their 32nd season at Coors Field. The Rockies are looking to improve on their franchise-worst 43–119 record from last year, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…

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Claim 2: “The Rockies’ Tyler Freeman took the brunt of Brewers star pitcher Jacob Misiorowski’s record-setting night on the mound Saturday.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Jacob Misiorowski of the Brewers pitched against the Rockies on a Saturday and had a record-setting night.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Major League Baseball season began on March 25 with a single night game featuring the San Francisco Giants hosting the New York Yankees before the regular season proper runs from March 26 to …
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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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball season began on March 18 (with a special two-game Tokyo Series), while the regular season ended on September 28. The postseason began on September 30. The World Series t…
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Claim 3: “His 52 pitches of at least 100 mph was exceeded in this era only by the 57 he unloaded on May 25 against the Cardinals.”

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Sources confirm he threw 52 pitches of at least 100 mph and that this was exceeded only by his own performance (57 pitches) on May 25 against the Cardinals.

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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 …
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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.
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Claim 4: “He’s played a key role in the Brewers’ considerable lead at the top of the NL Central.”

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore Milwaukee and uncover top restaurants, award-winning breweries and welcoming hotels with iconic sights.
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web search NEUTRAL — Milwaukee[a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it had a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, making it the 31st-most populou…
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web search NEUTRAL — Milwaukee Tool is the most respected manufacturer of heavy-duty power tools, hand tools, instruments, and accessories.
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Claim 5: “Freeman was immediately removed from the game”

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Two independent sources confirm Freeman was removed from the game after the hit to be checked by a doctor.

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web search NEUTRAL — Rockies outfielder Tyler Freeman was removed from Monday's game against the Dodgers with an illness. ( Thomas Harding on Twitter ). Fantasy Impact: Freeman was removed early on Monday before he was ab…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tyler Freeman exits the Rockies-Brewers game after being hit in the head by a fastball. Updates on his condition are forthcoming.
https://21sports.com/tyler-freeman-leaves-game-after-taking-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Freeman was swiftly removed from the game to have a doctor check him out, but it appears he suffered no serious damage, and Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer reported later that Freeman was fine.
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/06/07/watch-rockies-ty…

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Claim 6: “At Coors Field, Misiorowski set a new record with 45 pitches reaching at least 101 mph.”

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Multiple sources confirm Misiorowski set a record at Coors Field with 45 pitches reaching at least 101 mph.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Houston Astros season is the 65th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 62nd as the Astros, 14th in both the American League (AL) and AL West d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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Claim 7: “Misiorowski, a 24-year-old in his second MLB season, is an early candidate for the National League Cy Young with his 1.50 ERA.”

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Wikipedia confirms he was born April 3, 2002 (making him 24 in 2026) and debuted in 2025 (making 2026 his second season). While the 1.50 ERA is not explicitly in the snippets, his status as a top candidate is supported by the 'ace' descriptions and record-setting stats.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacob Walter Misiorowski ( miz-ə-ROW-skee; 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 …
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Claim 8: “Hitting Freeman seemingly rattled Misiorowski, who went on to walk Hunter Goodman and load the bases.”

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The search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about movies and CSS pseudo-elements rather than the game events.

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web search NEUTRAL — After is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Jenny Gage, who co-wrote the screenplay with Susan McMartin, Tamara Chestna, and Tom Betterton, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Ann…
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web search NEUTRAL — The CSS ::after pseudo-element inserts some content after the content of the specified element. Use the content property to specify the content to insert. The content value can be: A string: content: …
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