Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski has taken the big leagues by storm and, in his first full season, is the favorite to win the National League Cy Young Award.
Misiorowski draws a ton of eyes and national media attention, which is very rare for a Brewers player. He has caught the eye of nearly every baseball fan with what he does to the radar gun, and Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martínez sent him a message on X.
"Misiorowski: Keep trusting what you have and don’t fear anyone!" Martínez wrote on X before the Brewers took on the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. "I trust you, so trust yourself!"
The Brewers and Cubs played on TBS on Tuesday night, so Martínez was part of the crew breaking down the game. Misiorowski will take the mound on Wednesday in Game 3 of the four-game series, and surely every fan will be tuned in to see what he does against MVP frontrunner Pete Crow Armstrong.
Getting praise from Martínez is a big deal considering what kind of pitcher he was in his prime. He won three Cy Young Awards, a Triple Crown, five ERA titles and a World Series. He was an eight time All-Star, spending seven season with the Boston Red Sox.
Misiorowski is still young, and the league has never seen velocity like his from a starting pitcher. How his body holds up through the years will be interesting, but if he stays healthy, he has a chance to be one of the greatest pitcher ever, potentially joining Martínez in the Hall of Fame one day.