What's everyone saying about Jacob Misiorowski, and when will he pitch in the All-Star Game?

When will Jacob Misiorowski pitch in the All-Star Game on July 15? And what have people been saying about his selection to the National League team?

The decision to put Milwaukee Brewers rookie phenom Jacob Misiorowski on the National League All-Star Game roster continued to be perhaps the biggest story of all-star weekend, at least before Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh won the annual Home Run Derby on July 14 in Atlanta.

Misiorowski made the team after just five MLB starts. That shattered the previous mark of 11, set by Paul Skenes the year before when he started the game, also somewhat controversially given his limited MLB workload.

Here's what all-star personnel had to say on the matter after media availability:

When will Jacob Misiorowski pitch in the All-Star Game?

Misiorowski is expected to pitch the seventh inning July 15. Plans could obviously change.

When will Brewers reliever Trevor Megill pitch in the All-Star Game?

Megill told reporters on the last homestand that he also anticipates getting an inning in the All-Star Game, though it's not clear when.

When will Brewers starter Freddy Peralta pitch in the All-Star Game?

Peralta isn't on the active roster for the game and won't pitch. He was deemed ineligible by MLB rules because he pitched his regular turn in the rotation Sunday, but he's in Atlanta participating in the event.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts defends the decision to included Jacob Misiorowski on the roster

Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts, the All-Star Game manager for the National League, defended Major League Baseball's decision to invite such a new player to the showcase.

"I think for me, kind of my north star is the All-Star Game should be the game's best players," Roberts said, as quoted by MLB.com. "It's about the fans and what the fans want to see,” Roberts said. “So for this young kid to be named [an] All-Star, I couldn't be more excited for him. He's thrilled to be here.

“I'm going to get him in there, probably the fifth or the sixth inning, something like that, the seventh. And it's going to be electric.”

Roberts did say the selection merits a "deeper conversation."

"I think obviously there's a lot of things in baseball we've evolved, as far as rules and rosters, pace of play and all that. Now when we get to the All-Star Game, I think there's things the commissioner, Players Association, are going to be digging into."

As Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times points out, it's Roberts' own Dodgers team that played a big role in this, helping to raise the profile of Misiorowski when the Brewers' 23-year-old shut down the Dodgers in a 3-1 win July 8.

Jun 20, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (32) walks off the field after getting pulled during the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images

What did Jacob Misiorowski have to say about his own selection?

Misiorowski, of course, isn't naive to the backlash.

“They’re not happy,” he noted of the Phillies, some of the most vocal opponents of the decision to include Misiorowski. “They’re not upset with me. There’s nothing I did. They were all nice to me. (The) clubhouse has been good.”

Commentators, writers mixed on the Jacob Misiorowski issue

You'll find plenty of reaction, most of it hitting on the obvious quandary: Should an exciting but unproven player get the nod over a longer-tenured athlete having a great game in the name of generating more "buzz"? Longtime MLB player and New York Mets broadcaster Ron Darling echoed the Phillies' sentiment, calling it "kind of a joke to the game."

From Russell Dorsey of Yahoo! Sports: "Whether or not people care about the All-Star Game’s importance, it’s still meaningful to many players. But how are players supposed to stay invested in this exhibition if they don’t believe their performance is determining who goes? And how do you get fans to care if they don’t believe All-Star selections are authentic?"

Tony Kornheiser on Pardon the Interruption: "The baseball All-Star game is a television show. The kid throws it 103. People want to see that, like last year with Paul Skenes. Paul Skenes threw it 101. People wanted to see that, and indeed he became a starter on the All-Star (team) last year.

"This is not a hill that I choose to die on, I don't. I'm OK with him doing this. I understand the Phillies' position, but he's created more buzz than Phillies starters."

Ken Rosenthal of Foul Territory and The Athletic, who said he sees both sides of the debate: "The question becomes, 'How far do you lower the bar?' When you choose a Misiorowski, you're not choosing others who have been with their teams the entire season and others who have really worked their entire career to become an All-Star."

Rosenthal mentioned Giants reliever Tyler Rogers and Padres starter Nick Pivetta, both of whom have generated elite all-star numbers in their roles.

Jesse Yomtov of USA TODAY points out that part of what brought baseball to this point was the number of players already ultimately chosen for the showcase, whether as starters or replacements.

"The game's rosters have become watered down in recent decades with 81 players — withdrawals and replacements included — being named All-Stars for the 2025 game. That's up from 62 in 1995," he wrote.

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