US EditionHard-Throwing Rookie Jacob Misiorowski Is an NL All-Star After Just 5 Starts for the Brewers
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, JUL 12 – Rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski set a new MLB record by becoming an All-Star after only five starts with a 4-1 record and a 2.81 ERA, striking out 33 batters in 25 innings.
- Jacob Misiorowski, a 23-year-old rookie right-handed pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, was selected as a replacement for the National League All-Star team after making only five starts this MLB season.
- Jacob Misiorowski has been named as a replacement on the National League All-Star roster, taking the spot of Chicago’s southpaw Matthew Boyd, who cannot participate in the game Tuesday in Atlanta due to a scheduled start for the New York Yankees on Saturday.
- Misiorowski has compiled a 4-1 record with an earned run average of 2.81 in 25⅔ innings, consistently throwing his fastball around 99.3 mph and recording strikeouts against roughly one-third of the batters he has faced.
- In a recent standout outing, Misiorowski struck out 12 of 16 hitters against the Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani, while allowing one earned run over six innings in a 3-1 win.
- Misiorowski's rapid All-Star selection marks the quickest ascent from MLB debut to All-Star, breaking the previous record of 11 career games set by Paul Skenes last season.
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Rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski makes history with All-Star honors after fifth MLB game
Rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski has only played five MLB games. But in that short time, the Milwaukee Brewers starlet has produced such impressive performances that he was named a National League All-Star on Friday, an honor he achieved after the fewest MLB games ever.
Jacob Misiorowski makes All-Star team, breaks Paul Skenes’ mark
Having already gotten the better of Paul Skenes in the regular season, Milwaukee Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski just one-upped his divisional rival in the All-Star Game annals, as well. Misiorowski, the 6-foot-7, 23-year-old fireballer who has taken the majors by storm, was named to National League All-Star team on Friday, replacing Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd as Boyd is scheduled to start Saturday and cannot play in Tuesday’s Midsum…
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