ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Jacob Misiorowski left Game 5 of the World Series in the bottom of the sixth inning after appearing to suffer discomfort. The Brewers ace had a trainer visit then walked off under his own power. JoJo Romero replaced him with Milwaukee leading 4-0
Misiorowski's line: 5 ⅔, two hits, one walk and two strikeouts. He did not give up a run on 86 pitches.
The Brewers haven't yet announced the reason for his departure tonight.
Misiorowski is likely to win the NL Cy Young award after going 16-5 with a stunning 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts in 30 starts in the regular season.
He has had trouble with that leg before. He left three starts with right leg cramping: a June 2025 start against St. Louis with right calf and quad cramps, a May 1
start against Washington after 5 ⅓ hitless innings with a right hamstring cramp, and a May 13 start against San Diego with a right quad cramp after seven scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts. After the San Diego start, he said it was the same issue as before and he'd be fine.
Jacob Misiorowski had to exit his scoreless start in the middle of an at-bat after 86 pitches due to a cramp pic.twitter.com/ISKiDGmPDD
— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 29, 2026
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jacob Misiorowski injury update after Brewers ace pulled from World Series game
