Hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski is simply a National League All-Star replacement, giving nan Milwaukee Brewers right-hander a chance to break Paul Skenes’ grounds for nan fewest large convention appearances earlier playing successful nan Midsummer Classic.
Misiorowski was named Friday nighttime to switch Chicago Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd, who will beryllium unavailable for Tuesday’s All-Star Game successful Atlanta because he is scheduled to commencement Saturday astatine nan New York Yankees.
The 23-year-old Misiorowski has made conscionable 5 starts for nan Brewers, going 4-1 pinch a 2.81 ERA while averaging 99.3 mph connected his fastball, pinch 89 pitches that person reached 100 mph.
If he pitches astatine Truist Park, Misiorowski will make it consecutive years for a subordinate to group nan people for fewest large convention games earlier an All-Star showing.
Skenes, nan Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander getting fresh for his 2nd All-Star appearance, had made 11 starts successful nan fields erstwhile he was chosen arsenic nan NL starter for past year’s All-Star Game astatine Texas. He sounded a scoreless inning.
“I’m speechless,” said a teary-eyed Misiorowski, who said he was fixed nan news a fewer minutes earlier nan Brewers’ 8-3 triumph complete Washington. “It’s awesome. It’s very unexpected and it’s an honor.”
Misiorowski is nan 30th first-time All-Star and 16th replacement this year. There are now 80 full All-Stars.
“He’s impressive. He’s sewage immoderate of nan champion worldly successful nan crippled correct now, moreover though he’s a young pitcher,” said Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who is simply a starting AL outfielder for his seventh All-Star nod. “He’s going to beryllium a typical pitcher successful this crippled for a agelong clip truthful I deliberation he deserved it and it’s going beryllium beautiful cool for him and his family.”
Carlos Rodón, Carlos Estévez and Casey Mize were named replacement pitchers connected nan AL roster.
The New York Yankees’ Rodón, an All-Star for nan 3rd clip successful 5 seasons, will switch teammate Max Fried. for Tuesday’s crippled successful Atlanta. Fried will beryllium unavailable because he is scheduled to commencement Saturday against nan Chicago Cubs.
In his last commencement earlier nan All-Star game, Rodón allowed 4 hits and struck retired 8 successful 8 innings successful an 11-0 triumph complete nan Cubs.
“This one’s a small typical for me,” said Rodón, an All-Star successful 2021 and ’22 who was 3-8 successful his first play pinch nan Yankees 2 years agone earlier rebounding. “I wasn’t bully erstwhile I first sewage here, and I conscionable wanted to beryllium that I wasn’t to going to springiness up and conscionable put my champion ft guardant and effort to triumph arsenic galore games arsenic I can.”
The Kansas City Royals’ Estévez replaces Texas’ Jacob deGrom, who is scheduled to commencement astatine Houston connected Saturday night. Estévez was a 2023 All-Star erstwhile he was pinch nan Los Angeles Angels.
Mize takes nan spot held by Boston’s Garrett Crochet, who is scheduled to commencement Saturday against Tampa Bay. Mize gives nan Tigers six All-Stars, astir of immoderate squad and tied for nan franchise record.
Royals 3rd baseman Maikel Garcia will switch Tampa Bay’s Brandon Lowe, who went connected nan injured database pinch near oblique tightness. The additions of Estévez and Garcia springiness nan Royals 4 All-Stars, matching their 2024 total.
The Seattle Mariners announced halfway fielder Julio Rodríguez will not participate, and he was replaced by teammate Randy Arozarena. Rodríguez had been voted onto nan AL roster via nan players’ ballot. The Mariners, who person 5 All-Stars, said Rodriguez will usage nan break to “recuperate, remainder and hole for nan 2nd half.”
Arozarena is an All-Star for nan 2nd time. He started successful near section for nan AL 2 years ago, erstwhile he was pinch Tampa Bay. Arozarena was nan runner-up to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. successful nan 2023 Home Run Derby.
Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen, a first-time All-Star, is replacing Los Angeles Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, who is scheduled to commencement Saturday nighttime astatine Arizona. Rasmussen is 7-5 pinch a 2.82 ERA successful 18 starts.
San Diego added a 3rd NL All-Star reliever successful lefty Adrián Morejón, who replaces Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler. The Phillies’ right-hander is scheduled to commencement astatine San Diego connected Saturday night. Morejón entered nan play pinch a 1.71 ERA successful 45 appearances.

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