Rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, a shock addition to the Nationwide League All-Star staff after simply 5 big-league begins, was positioned on the injured checklist Sunday by the Brewers.
Misiorowski went on the 15-day IL with a left tibia contusion, retroactive to Thursday.
The 23-year-old righty had been slated to pitch Sunday in opposition to the Nationals, however he was changed by Triple-a call-up Logan Henderson.
“We seen throughout the week — actually, our pitching guys seen throughout the week — that the throwing packages and the bullpen, one thing wasn’t proper,” Milwaukee supervisor Pat Murphy stated Sunday. “We needed to be good about caring for the child.
“He’s bought a giant future … and he’ll attempt to push via it as a result of he’s younger. We wish to hold him from making these varieties of selections until we all know he’s one hundred pc.”
The hard-throwing Misiorowski went 4-1 with a 2.81 ERA over his first 5 outings and was controversially named as a alternative for the NL All-Star squad.
He labored a scoreless inning within the Midsummer Traditional, which completed in a 6-6 tie earlier than a house run swing-off decided a winner.
Misiorowski, who has lowered his ERA to 2.70 in two no-decisions for the reason that All-Star break, was struck on the left shin on a liner off the bat of Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki in his final begin Thursday.
Misiorowski’s shutdown comes two days after first-place Milwaukee additionally had positioned outfielder Jackson Chourio on the injured checklist with a strained proper hamstring.
“I imply, I’m aggressive,” Misiorowski stated. “I wish to play each recreation, so … it sucks. It’s not enjoyable to take a seat on the bench, however on the identical time, I don’t wish to go on the market and never have my finest stuff [when I’m] making an attempt to win for the staff. So if the most effective is me sitting on the bench, then that’s what we bought to do.
“It was principally like, ‘That is what it’s going to be.’ Clearly I used to be making an attempt to battle it somewhat bit, making an attempt to throw, however I perceive. And you already know they’re searching for me.”
