Jacob Misiorowski dominates Phillies as 2025 All-Star criticism comes full circle

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Jacob Misiorowski marked his first MLB anniversary with a special performance against an opponent who doubted his 2025 All-Star selection. We are talking about the Philadelphia Phillies, who thought little of the Milwaukee Brewers' ace when MLB announced he would replace Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd in last year's Midsummer Classic.

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Misiorowski had a dream night, tossing a complete game in just 95 pitches, allowing only one hit and striking out 15. He broke the record of fastest MLB pitch since tracking of the same began in 2008, with his fastball clocking 104.5 mph. His last pitch, a 103 mph heater, struck out Justin Crawford, making him the first pitcher in the modern era to face the minimum number of batters in a complete game involving 15 strikeouts as well. He becomes the first "Maddux" in Brewers history since CC Sabathia tossed a complete game in less than 100 pitches in 2008.

The masterful pitching performance resurfaced the Phillies' players' comments from last year. In July, they claimed that Cristopher Sánchez and Ranger Suárez deserved that vacant All-Star seat in place of Misirowski. Phillies shortstop Trea Turner even went to an extent, saying it was a "joke" that Misirowski, who went 4-1 in five starts, including 33 strikeouts, didn't deserve the selection.

“What a joke,” Turner said. “That’s f— terrible. I mean, that’s terrible, dude.”

“That’s just how MLB does it now,” J.T. Realmuto said. “Nothing against the Misiorowski kid. But those two (Sánchez and Suárez) are deserving of being on the team in the first place. There’s no doubt.”

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Jacob Misiorowski justifies his worth

Those comments from the Phillies stars now age poorly as they were on the receiving end of a complete demolition led by Jacob Misiorowski. He allowed just one hit, a single to Kyle Schwarber in the fourth inning, before catching up to him on a double play to get Bryce Harper.

At the time, it may have annoyed many Phillies fans, on why MLB made a controversial decision to make Misiorowski the fastest All-Star selection in the sport's history. But over the course of one year, the Brewers ace has stood up tall on multiple occasions and is proving that he is no joke.

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