PHOENIX — Just 11 games into his big-league career and 25 months removed from his final appearance on the mound for Air Force, Paul Skenes will start the All-Star Game for the National League.
The Pittsburgh rookie, who has enjoyed an unprecedented meteoric rise to the top of the game since transferring from the academy, will be the fifth rookie pitcher given the honor and will do so just one year after being taken No. 1 in the MLB Draft out of LSU.
“I think how quickly everything has happened is the thing that has surprised me the most,” Skenes told The Gazette in June.
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo, who will lead the NL team, made the announcement Friday on the SiriusXM MLB Network Radio.
“It’s such a well-deserved honor for him,” Lovullo said.
A 21-year-old right-hander, Skenes made his major league debut on May 11 and is 6-0 with a 1.90 ERA in 11 starts, striking out 89 …
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