Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski pitches during a 2025 regular season game. The 6-foot-7 Misiorowski led the league in the first half of 2026 with 670 pitches faster than 100 mph, including one clocked at 105.5 mph. (Wikipedia/Drovetochicago) By JOHNNY FLORES JR. / THE ATHLETIC Mason Miller was fresh off the MLB draft, a newly minted third-round pick for the Athletics. Aroldis Chapman was still an unheralded teenager who had yet to defect from Cuba. Seth Hernández was a rising high…
