Yankees’ Spencer Jones quiet in MLB debut as Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski steals spotlight

With Spencer Jones awaiting the first big league pitch of his career, Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski reared back and fired a 103.6-mph, inside fastball for a called strike on Friday.

That second-inning at-bat lasted three more pitches. One of them clocked in at 102.3 mph, while another registered at 103.6 mph before Jones, called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, struck out via foul tip on a curveball.

Welcome to The Show, kid.

Jones, who has worked hard to cut back on swing-and-miss concerns throughout his minor league career, was hardly the only Yankee Misiorowski fanned, though. The Brewers’ flame-thrower was on his A-game, tying a season high with 11 strikeouts over six innings in a 6-0, series-opening win for Milwaukee.

Misiorowski, only 24, averaged 101.1 mph with a heater that yielded 11 whiffs. Of the 95 pitches he threw, 41 reached triple digits.

With Misiorowski also allowing just two hits — a pair of singles from José Caballero — the right-hander overshadowed Jones’ big league debut.

The soon-to-be 25-year-old outfielder, who served as the Yankees’ DH on Friday, did reach base in his second at-bat, working a seven-pitch, full-count walk, one of two permitted by Misiorowski. But with the Brewers’ starter out of the game in the seventh, the lefty-swinging Jones struck out again against Milwaukee southpaw Shane Drohan.

That put a wrap on a quiet first night in the majors for Jones.

The Yankees, meanwhile, didn’t get the best line from their starter, as Max Fried totaled six hits, five earned runs, three walks, five strikeouts and 94 pitches over six innings. The Brewers did most of their damage during a 40-pitch second inning, scoring four runs with the Bombers playing some porous defense behind Fried.

Yankees reliever Kervin Castro, called up alongside Jones and pitching in the majors for the first time since 2022, also allowed a run in the seventh inning.