Four days after a surprising decision to add Milwaukee Brewers rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski to the National League All-Star roster, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the move, noting that there was no denying the excitement surrounding the fireballer.

Milwaukee Brewers rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski reacted to the backlash over his MLB All-Star Game selection.

Jacob Misiorowski, the 6-foot-7, flame-throwing right-hander for the Milwaukee Brewers, certainly knows how to make an entrance. Known as “The Miz,” the 23-year-old Missouri native was taken 63rd overall in the second round of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Crowder College — the highest draft pick from the school since 1983.