Justin Wrobleski is still waiting on his All-Star break plans, and he’s not hiding how much the omission stings.
The Dodgers left-hander was not among the National League’s latest additions to the 2026 MLB All-Star Game roster on Tuesday, when MLB brought in Braxton Ashcraft, Jesús Luzardo and Riley O’Brien to replace Jacob Misiorowski, Max Meyer and Paul Skenes, respectively. That left Wrobleski on the outside looking in, even as Los Angeles already matched the Phillies and Braves with five initial selections.
“Obviously it’s disappointing,” Wrobleski said of being an All-Star Game snub. “You want to be an All-Star.
It’s something that, regardless of the year, whenever, it’s always a big deal. It’s something I wanted to do, and yeah it’s frustrating to not get that nod.
“But like I said before, I think it’s just more reason to try and keep getting better and hopefully I can gain the respect of players and everybody else, and maybe be in there next year.”
There is still a chance Wrobleski could get the call if the NL needs another replacement for an injured player or for a pitcher who is not eligible to work in the game. He’s not pretending the uncertainty is ideal.
“I mean, yeah, I would like to,” Wrobleski admitted. “I would like to know where my All-Star break is going to be.
If it happens, great. If it doesn’t, it’s some time off to chill for a couple days.
Either way I’m all good.”
The 25-year-old has put together a breakout season for Los Angeles, going 10-2 with a 2.69 ERA and 1.02 WHIP across 100.1 innings in 16 appearances, 15 of them starts.
Dave Roberts has made it clear he believes Wrobleski belongs in the conversation, and the Dodgers manager’s backing has not gone unnoticed.
“That means a lot, obviously,” Wrobleski said. “To hear from him, he’s given me this opportunity to be a starter in the Major Leagues when maybe some other teams would’ve given up on me.
So it means a lot to hear from him. Hopefully I can keep eating innings for him and get deep into games.”
Roberts has also said he hopes Tanner Scott and Mookie Betts are added to the NL roster.
For now, the Dodgers’ confirmed All-Star group heading to Philadelphia includes Shohei Ohtani at designated hitter, Freddie Freeman at first base, Max Muncy at third base and Andy Pages in the outfield, with all four set to start for the NL. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is also on the pitching staff.
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