MINNEAPOLIS — Though he spent several days wondering what else must be done to earn an All-Star bid, Joe Ryan finally felt at peace knowing he’d spend another break at home despite feeling worthy.
Then Twins pitching coach Pete Maki pulled Ryan out of a Wednesday afternoon workout for a meeting with manager Rocco Baldelli. They informed Ryan he no longer needed to wonder.
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Ryan was named to the American League All-Star team on Wednesday, receiving the honor for the first time in his career. While multiple position players have been named replacements this week, Ryan was the first AL pitcher to be added. He’s replacing Houston’s Hunter Brown, who will be unable to participate after pitching for the Astros on Sunday.
After learning of the news, Ryan, who is 8-4 with a 2.76 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 104 1/3 innings, agreed the initial notification he’d been left off the team on Sunday wasn’t easy to take.
“This year more than ever,” Ryan said. “It was kind of a shock to not be on there. But at the same time, there are so many really good pitchers in the league right now. Just got to hang with them. If you don’t like it, play better. That was kind of the mindset I was trying to shift into. But to get the news and be excited to go, it makes everything kind of go away and just think about the future and going forward.”
Ryan’s felt overlooked each of the past two summers for good reason. He carried earned-run averages in the low-to-mid 3s and high strikeout totals. Though his previous resumes were good, Ryan’s reasoning for feeling snubbed this season was valid.
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Congratulations to Joe Ryan on being named to his first All-Star Game! pic.twitter.com/PdOs5kP5M6
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 10, 2025
Entering Wednesday, he’s tied for second among AL pitchers (with Brown) with 3.9 Wins Above Replacement, according to Baseball Reference. Beyond that, Ryan is among the AL’s top 10 pitchers in most pitching categories, including second in WHIP (0.89) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.52).
“Joe has pitched so good for us,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “He’s had some other first halves that were good and probably in consideration for something like this in the past. But he just has continued to go out there and just do the work.
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“You have to do the work. You have to have the success and put up the numbers and be just continuously just really good. And he has. He seemed so happy when we told him. You could see it in his face. He’s worked really hard for it and now he gets to be acknowledged the way he should.”
Ryan joins center fielder Byron Buxton as the only other Twins player representing the club in Atlanta. Buxton, who hails from Baxley, Ga., about 3 1/2 hours from Atlanta, will participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday, a part of the All-Star experience that Ryan said he cannot wait for.
Buxton and the rest of the Twins learned about Ryan’s invitation during a pregame presentation on Wednesday. Even though Buxton learned he’d been invited Sunday while Ryan and closer Jhoan Duran were snubbed, Baldelli waited several days to announce the center fielder’s participation to the team (the team was off Monday and Tuesday was the first day of a new series, typically the busiest for teams).
As Baldelli finally congratulated Buxton in front of the group Wednesday, he also informed them Ryan would be joining.
“It’s very exciting,” Buxton said. “To be going home with Joe is a little bit more exciting. … He’s done everything that you could possibly ask to get to this spot. It’s definitely good to see him get rewarded. He definitely needs to be in.”
Ryan sounded at ease to at long last be included. He didn’t learn of his snub until after making a start against Tampa Bay on Sunday and was clearly disappointed. When asked about it during his postgame press conference, Ryan trailed off in several answers and at one point said: “Whatever.”
A late-bloomer who feels like he’s one of the best in baseball, Ryan at long last has validation.
“It feels great,” Ryan said. “I think (I was) at peace in what I’ve done. But yeah, getting the recognition is an honor, and something I’ve wanted for a long time. Getting it now, it just feels extra special. I’m excited.”
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