Dodgers campaign for Justin Wrobleski after frustrating All-Star Game snub

No one is disputing Major League Baseball’s most glaring All-Star snub to date.But in Los Angeles, the Dodgers are making the case for a potential oversight of their own.Justin Wrobleski is not Zack Wheeler, the longtime Phillies ace who is 9-1 with a 2.28 ERA in 14 starts –– in his return from a season-ending blood clot removal procedure last year, no less –– yet hasn’t been selected for a Midsummer Classic in his home ballpark.After Wheeler, though, there aren’t many other non-All-Stars more deserving than Wrobleski; the third-year Dodgers left-hander who has emerged as not only one of the team’s best starters this season, but also one of the most productive pitchers in all of MLB.“I don’t know if I would have envisioned having this lobby conversation for him to make an All-Star team in ‘26,” said manager Dave Roberts, who will also be the skipper for the NL team for the midseason showcase next Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park.But, given what Wrobleski has done to this point, “I just think that he’s performed enough to earn that opportunity,” Roberts added.That was true even before Wrobleski’s seven-inning, one-run start against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, a performance that further enhanced a resumé among the best in the sport this season.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story He is now 10-2 in 16 outings with a 2.69 ERA, which ranks eighth-best among qualified pitchers in the National League (all seven in front of him received All-Star nods). He is averaging more than 6 1/3 innings per start since moving into the rotation during the second week of the season, and has completed at least seven full innings seven different times (tied for the fifth-most such starts in the majors this year).“A year ago he was in th...