Jacob Misiorowski shared an Instagram story image of his head on Forrest Gump a day after Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy likened him to the movie character.
The post followed Misiorowski's complete-game one-hit shutout against Philadelphia on June 12, when he struck out 15 in a historic outing.
Murphy called the young Brewers pitcher "Forrest Gump-like," praising him as "amazingly real" and naive in a way he said was "beautiful."
The playful exchange adds to Misiorowski's fast-growing profile just one year into his big league career, with his youthful style and trading-card hobby already part of his public image.