Jacob Misiorowski was (seemingly) doing his best William Tell impression this week.
The Milwaukee Brewers shocked fans on Tuesday with the video that they posted of their right-handed phenom Misiorowski. With the Brewers having started up Spring Training action, they shared a video of Misiorowski appearing to knock an apple off teammate Cooper Pratt’s head … using only his fastball.
The footage showed Misiorowski on the mound firing a rocket towards Pratt (who was seated on a crate at home plate with his back turned). Misiorowski succeeded in knocking the apple off the head of Pratt, who only managed to flinch a little bit before giving the thumbs-up.
Take a look at the video.
Would you let The Miz throw a fastball at your head? pic.twitter.com/5Ekr848IdD
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) February 24, 2026
Of course, the jaw-dropping clip was not at all real. After their brief moment of awe, fans quickly found clues that the footage had been edited (including that the apple had splintered too early).
Obviously from the standpoints of liability and common sense as well, there was no way that the Brewers would actually put on such a production. But the team did succeed in generating further excitement about the 23-year-old Misiorowski, who was an All-Star as a rookie last season and pulled off some incredible feats that hadn’t been seen since the 19th century.