PHILADELPHIA — Does anybody want to pitch anymore in the MLB All-Star Game?
Already facing the massive absence of megastars Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, the league’s midseason showcase set for Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park is grappling with an accelerating run of top pitchers also not competing.
Among the latest developments:
Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler, the current odds leader to win the American League Cy Young Award, will not play in the game after a 99-pitch outing on Saturday against the Nationals. Tuesday would have normally been a side throw day before his next start, allowing a short stint in the All-Star Game. Yankees manager Aaron Boone, however, said Schlittler’s current health will not permit that to happen. “Just feels like, on his recovery day, to go back out there throwing 100 miles an hour is something that he felt a little apprehensive about,” Boone said.
Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, the current odds leader to win the National League Cy Young Award and an All-Star last year after just five appearances, was scratched Sunday from his final Brewers start before the break. “It [stinks] to miss a start and the All-Star Game, but I know it’s the right thing to do in this situation,” Misiorowski said. “My arm is a little tired.”
