There is this aspect:
MLB Reportedly Asked 'About a Dozen Pitchers' to Play All-Star Game Before Misiorowski
Quote:
Major League Baseball shocked plenty of observers when it named Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski to the All-Star Game despite his inexperience with just five career starts, but he reportedly was not the first choice as a replacement pick.
"MLB officials actually reached out to about a dozen pitchers looking for a replacement for the All-Star Game until Misiorowski agreed on Friday," USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported Sunday.
Notably, Nightengale noted that "MLB is concerned by the rash of players who have bailed out of the All-Star Game this year. The most common reason by the players who have opted out of playing the game is 'is rest and recuperation.'"
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I have the impression that they were in need of a pitcher, so this was not a case of Misiorowski vs. Soto.