Ever since All-Star rosters have been first launched final week, the Dodgers had been campaigning for Justin Wrobleski to not be snubbed.
On Saturday, salvation arrived for the younger left-hander.
Three days earlier than the sport, he realized he had been picked as an All-Star in any case.
The choice got here as a alternative on the Nationwide League pitching workers, after Cincinnati Reds right-hander Chase Burns opted out of the occasion. Wrobleski will now take his place, going to Philadelphia with a 10-2 file and a couple of.69 ERA.
That Wrobleski hadn’t made the Midsummer Traditional already was some extent of frustration for each him and the Dodgers.
The 25-year-old left-hander acknowledged disappointment earlier this week, saying he may solely hope to “acquire the respect of gamers and all people else and perhaps be in there subsequent yr.” Supervisor Dave Roberts additionally went to bat for him, arguing “I simply assume that he’s carried out sufficient to earn that chance.”
Now, such complaints can relaxation.
With Wrobleski’s choice, the Dodgers have six All-Star gamers this season, tying the hometown Phillies for essentially the most.
Not everybody from the Dodgers’ contingent will be capable to take part within the occasion. Shohei Ohtani isn’t attending with the intention to get therapy on his ailing knee as a substitute subsequent week. Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s standing is to be decided, relying on how he feels following his closing begin of the primary half on Saturday.
Wrobleski, nonetheless, needs to be contemporary and out there to pitch within the recreation, having final taken the mound Tuesday.
And if he does, it will likely be the fruits of a dream few noticed coming this yr, with the previous triple-A pitcher and swingman reliever having blossomed into an All-Star starter.
