BASBALL ComMissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday Defended His Decision to Add Milwaukee Brewers Rookie Right-Hander Jacob Misiooowski to the All-Star Game, Despite Criticism Over the Selection.
MISIOROWSKI HAS PITHED in Only Five Games, A Record Low for ALL-Star, Creating A Debate BetWeen Those Who Say The Game is for the Most Deserved Players and Those Who Say The Game is for the Fans.
Manfred Said He Made the Decision Based on “The Excitement that was Going to Be Generate, The Fan Interest in Seeing This Guy” and Adding A Competive Pitcher to the Game.
“He’s a verfry, good pitcher on a verify, very good run right now,” Manfred Told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. “Do i undersand Five Starts Is Short? Yeah, I do.
MISIOROWSKI, 23, Created An Instant Stir LEGUEWEDE WHEN He OH, and for good measure, he Opened that Debut June 12 Against St. Louis by Throwing Five No-Hit Innses Before Leaving with Cramping in the Breweers’ 6-0 Win.
The 6-Foot-7 Rookie Is 4-1 with a 2.81 Era and HAS 33 Strikeaws and Only 12 Hits ALOWED in 25â…” Innss. It’s an Impressive Debut, but some Players Still Believe The Right-Hander Hasn’t Been in the Game Long Enough to Merit All-Star Considation Over More Establied Players.
Not everyone feels that way, though.
“If it brings up the Night.
MISIOROWSKI SAID He WASNNTONDEDED by The Criticism, Particularly from Philadelphia’s Trea Turner.
“They’re Not Upset with Me,” SAID MISIOROWSKI, Who Added that he was as Surprised as anyone to find hiself in Atlanta for Tuesday Night’s Game. “The Last Five Weeks Have Been Insane. I Thought the All-Star Break would be a chance to sit down and reflect. Now we’re here.”
The Associated Press Contrabted to this Report.
