The Milwaukee Brewers held Jacob Misiorowski out of their first series coming back from the All-Star break, but now he’s ready to take the mound against the New York Mets.

It’s not like manager Pat Murphy was saving his Cy Young candidate because the Mets are a lot better than the Miami Marlins. At the end of the day, it comes down to Misiorowski’s arm fatigue being monitored.

Originally, Miz wasn’t supposed to pitch in the series opener. Brandon Sproat vs. Freddy Peralta was set for Monday, July 20, but now, the Brewers shuffled their plans and it’ll be Misiorowski, the Brewers' current ace, taking on the team’s former top pitcher.

Peralta’s entire MLB career was with the Brewers prior to the 2026 season. Milwaukee put together a trade with the Mets as they knew they wouldn’t be able to pay Peralta what he wanted after this season was over with.

The Mets rental with Peralta hasn’t gone according to plan. His 0.2 WAR is the second worst in his nine years in the big leagues. He’s just 5-8 with a 4.66 ERA, the highest it’s been since he struggled big time in 2019.

Misirowski said, “I want the best for Freddy. He’s an awesome guy. I love Freddy. But he’s on the other team, so you’ve got to kick his [butt]. That’s my job,” according to MLB.com.

“My favorite thing about Freddy was how kind and caring he was about everyone. It didn’t matter if you were a guy who showed up yesterday, he was still going to be your friend,” he added.

After being pulled from his final scheduled start at the end of the first half of the season, Misiorowski also elected not to pitch in the All-Star game.

Seeing as he’s already pitched a career high in innings, the last thing the Brewers need is for their flamethrower to join the likes of Quinn Priester and Brandon Woodruff as guys who are out for the rest of the season.

“I feel normal. I feel good,” Misiorowski said. “The rest was 100 percent good. I feel ready.

“I think they have it mapped pretty close to the end,” Misiorowski said. “Obviously, stuff happens, stuff changes, and you have to make a change here and there. But it’s pretty mapped out. I might bump back a day, bump forward a day. You never know. We’ll be ready.”

Misiorowski will take the mound in game one as he’s followed by Sproat and Logan Henderson. 

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