“It’s been crazy,” he said. “The last five weeks have been insane. It’s one of those things that you can’t really sit back. I was hoping for the All-Star break to be one of those times you could sit back and reflect on everything, but we’re here now. And we’re doing this.”
“It really hasn’t set in yet. We’re just kind of still going.”
Despite some consternation from other players about Misiorowski’s inclusion in the All-Star Game after making only five career starts, National League manager Dave Roberts supported Misiorowski’s place on the team and confirmed on Monday that the Brewers rookie will appear in the game.
“I think for me, kind of my North Star is the All-Star Game should be the game’s best players. 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.”
“The Miz” established himself as one of baseball’s most electrifying arms as soon as he stepped on a big league mound. In his debut on June 12, he held the Cardinals hitless with four walks and five strikeouts through his five-inning outing. His next time out five days later, Misiorowski threw another six frames without allowing a hit, this time cleaning up the free passes with just one walk and six strikeouts to start his career with 11 hitless innings, an MLB record.
But Misiorowski’s most impressive start so far might have been his most recent against the Dodgers, when he gave up a leadoff home run to Shohei Ohtani but immediately settled in and allowed just three hits and one walk with a career-high twelve strikeouts over six frames.
“You give up a home run to Shohei and you’re like, ‘Okay, there it is,’” Misiorowski said. “Got it out of the way pretty quick, so now you’re just throwing the ball. I think it was just one of those things that you just realized like, ‘Okay, let’s just go.’”
Through five starts, Misiorowski has carried a 2.81 ERA with 33 strikeouts and 0.90 WHIP over 25.2 innings. He’s emerged as a star for the Brewers and did enough in MLB’s eyes to warrant an All-Star selection, but not all of Miz’s peers have seen it that way.
Misiorowski himself has seen the backlash, but he’s not concerning himself with it.
“I don’t think the guys are coming after me,” he said. “I don’t think there’s anything that I did in particular that they’re coming after. It’s just the decision that was made, and you gotta live with it. It is what it is.”
Instead, he’s focused on enjoying the moment and being in the same clubhouse with guys like Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Chris Sale. Back in March, Misiorowski wouldn’t have even thought it was possible to get here this quickly.
“It’s an honor and I am more than happy to be here. You’re never gonna say no to come to one of these things,” he said. “But it’s definitely not something I would’ve put on my bucket list for 2025.”
