Rookie Jacob Misiorowski Says ‘Last Five Weeks Have Been Insane’ After Making MLB Debut and Then Being Named an All-Star

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• MLB rookie Jacob Misiorowski says his first month in the season has been "insane"
• Misiorowski debuted on June 12 and was named to the MLB All-Star Game roster for Tuesday night
• "He's going to be a perennial All-Star for years to come,” fellow player Kyle Schwarber says

The start to Jacob Misiorowski’s professional baseball career has been nothing short of a whirlwind, as the rookie gears up to make his All-Star Game debut Tuesday night.

“The last five weeks have been insane,” Misiorowski, 23, told ESPN on Monday. "I thought the All-Star break would be a chance to sit down and reflect. Now we're here."

In a little more than a month, Misiorowski has gone from a touted prospect to one of the premiere players in the game, according to the MLB — and many of its fans who helped select the participants for Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. 

In just his fifth week in the majors, Misiorowski received the call over the weekend that the league was including him on the National League All-Star roster in place of Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matthew Boyd, who could not participate in the Midsummer Classic having just pitched on Saturday.

But Misiorowski’s inclusion has rubbed many players around the league the wrong way.

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner called Misiorowski’s selection to the game “a joke,” while others stepped up to defend the young pitcher.

“He's doing a great job at what he's doing, and he's going to be a perennial All-Star for years to come,” Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber told ESPN, clarifying that his teammate Turner’s comments weren’t a direct attack at the rookie pitcher.

"They're not upset with me," Misiorowski told ESPN on Monday, acknowledging that the players speaking out are only upset at the league for naming him to the All-Star roster over more veteran players who have had standout seasons so far.

But in short order, the Blue Springs, Mo., native has made a compelling argument for stepping on the field Tuesday night.

It was barely more than a month ago when Misiorowski was first called up to the MLB by the Milwaukee Brewers on June 12, starting later that day at home against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Misiorowski’s first pitch immediately raised eyebrows, clocking in at 100.5 mph. “Okay! Welcome the show,” Brewers broadcaster Brian Anderson laughed in amazement. 

And it kept getting more amazing from there: Eight more times that inning, Misiorowski’s pitches whizzed by home plate in triple digits. The 6-foot-7 rookie struck out five batters in as many innings before he twisted his ankle on his 81st pitch of the game, forcing his coach to take him out of the game and ending a historic bid for a no-hitter in his first outing. 

In his next game, Misiorowski took a perfect game into the seventh inning at Minnesota before giving up a hit. His 11 hitless innings were the most by a pitcher to start a career in modern baseball history, dating back to 1900, according to MLB.com.

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Throughout the first five games of his career, the Brewers starter has gone 4-1 with a 2.81 ERA, allowing just 12 hits over 25.2 innings.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who is the manager for the National League All-Stars on Tuesday night, told the outlet that for him it comes down to “what the fans want to see.”

“It's going to be electric," Roberts told ESPN. "So the fans, the media, you're going to love it."

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