Jacob Misiorowski is already having a season that most pitchers only dream about. But when he takes the mound at the All-Star Game on Tuesday, all anyone is going to talk about is his glove.
The Milwaukee Brewers right-hander is rolling into Citizens Bank Park with a custom Charizard-themed glove that has a Pokémon card tucked right into the webbing. MLB posted a video on X showing the thing off, and the internet basically melted down on the spot.
“This glove is FIRE,” the league wrote. It wasn’t wrong.
The card inside the glove is Charizard, which is a pretty meaningful detail if you know Misiorowski’s history. Back in August 2025, the 24-year-old pulled a holographic Charizard from a vintage pack of 1999 Pokémon cards in the Brewers clubhouse. His reaction — and the way his teammates lost it with him — went viral. This glove is basically a callback to that moment, now upgraded to prime time.
Misiorowski hasn’t exactly needed the hype. The guy entered the break at 10-4 with a 1.62 ERA, 167 strikeouts and a 0.76 WHIP across 111 innings. He leads the National League in ERA, strikeouts, opponent batting average and WHIP. He’s a legitimate ace, and this is his second straight All-Star nod.
But the glove gives fans something else to watch. It’s a crossover moment for baseball people and Pokémon people, and honestly that Venn diagram is probably bigger than anyone wants to admit. You can already see the clip getting shared everywhere, from baseball Twitter to collectors’ forums to the Brewers fan accounts that still have that original video bookmarked.
Misiorowski’s personality has never been a secret, but the All-Star Game is a stage where that tends to get flattened into generic answers about being honored and excited. His glove breaks that pattern. It’s not just a piece of equipment. It’s a story he earned the right to tell by being one of the best pitchers in baseball this season.
The Brewers have to be thrilled about the whole thing. Their young star is representing the organization on a national stage and doing it with something that feels authentic to who he is. That kind of thing matters, especially when you’re trying to build a franchise identity beyond just wins and losses.
Misiorowski hasn’t thrown a pitch yet in Philadelphia, but the visual is already locked in. Charizard in the webbing. The card secured. The whole scene ready to pop the second the camera finds him.
That original clubhouse moment from 2025 is now getting a sequel at the All-Star Game. Hard to top that.
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