Miz on All-Star critics: 'They're not upset with me'

ATLANTA -- Milwaukee Brewers rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski, whose inclusion connected the National League All-Star roster created a stir, said Monday helium wasn't offended by the criticism implicit his selection.

"They're not upset with me," Misiorowski said, adding helium is arsenic amazed arsenic anyone to find himself successful Atlanta for Tuesday night's game.

"The past 5 weeks person been insane," Misiorowski said. "I thought the All-Star interruption would beryllium a accidental to beryllium down and reflect. Now we're here."

Misiorowski has pitched successful lone 5 games, a grounds debased for an All-Star, creating a statement betwixt those who accidental the crippled is for the astir deserving players and those who accidental the crippled is for the fans.

The 23-year-old made waves erstwhile helium threw a 100.5 mph fastball for his archetypal transportation successful the large leagues. Oh, and for bully measure, helium opened that debut connected June 12 against St. Louis by throwing 5 no-hit innings earlier leaving with cramping successful the Brewers' 6-0 win.

The 6-foot-7 rookie is 4-1 with a 2.81 ERA and has 33 strikeouts with lone 12 hits allowed successful 25⅔ innings. It's an awesome debut, but immoderate players inactive judge the right-hander hasn't been successful the crippled agelong capable to merit All-Star information implicit much established players.

Philadelphia's Trea Turner was outspoken successful his disapproval of the determination to adhd Misiorowski to the squad erstwhile Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez, who is 8-2 with a 2.50 ERA, didn't marque the team. The Phillies besides lobbied for left-hander Ranger Suárez (7-3, 1.94).

"What a joke," Turner told reporters.

Turner's teammate, All-Star Kyle Schwarber, said Monday the effort by Phillies players to talk up for Sánchez and Suárez "was not an onslaught astatine Misiorowski by immoderate means. It's an grant for him that he's present and it should beryllium an grant for him. It's not his responsibility that he's lone pitched 5 games and helium got named."

Schwarber said Misiorowski could beryllium an All-Star "every twelvemonth that helium pitches. It's conscionable much of the information of our guys were having immoderate truly bully years and immoderate beauteous bully each time starts and numbers. You privation them to consciousness similar they're gonna get represented the mode that they should be."

Schwarber added that helium would apt speech to Misiorowski during All-Star week and would archer him "he's doing a large occupation astatine what he's doing and he's going to beryllium a perennial All-Star for years to come."

National League All-Star manager Dave Roberts said including Misiorowski connected his squad was "an casual answer."

"If it brings excitement, attraction to our game, past I'm each astir it," Roberts said earlier Monday's Home Run Derby.

"I deliberation for me, benignant of my North Star is the All-Star Game should beryllium the game's champion players," the Los Angeles Dodgers manager added earlier besides addressing the different broadside of the statement by adding "It's astir the fans and what the fans privation to see."

Roberts said helium plans to bring Misiorowski into the crippled arsenic aboriginal arsenic the 5th inning. "And it's going to beryllium electric," Roberts said. "So the fans, the media, you're going to emotion it."

Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, 37, is connected his 11th All-Star roster, this clip arsenic a legend pick by commissioner Rob Manfred. When asked astir the conflicting opinions astir Misiorowski, Kershaw said "I don't deliberation it's conflicting. I deliberation everybody wants the champion players here."

San Francisco Giants right-hander Robbie Ray, 33, said Misiorowski has "an electrical arm. He's a peculiar endowment and I'm excited to ticker him pitch."

Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker, who is serving connected Roberts' unit and has acquisition selecting an All-Star roster, said there's country for a subordinate arsenic inexperienced arsenic Misiorowski to find a spot successful Tuesday night's showcase.

"You cognize what? It's an accumulation game," Snitker said. "He's different large talent. ... There are immoderate guys that are precise deserving. It is what it is."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.