By Lauren Burgess

Mike Soroka, RHP, became the youngest Braves pitcher in history to be named to the NL All-Star team. Previously, John Smoltz held the record, at just 22 years and 57 days old when he played in the 1989 All-Star game. Soroka will be 21 years and 339 days old on game day.

Soroka joins Ronald Acuña Jr. and Freddie Freeman, as well as Manager Brian Snitker for the game on July 9, in Cleveland, Ohio. 

Soroka and Acuña Jr. will also set a major league record as the first All Stars from the same team in the same season who are both under the age of 22. 

Snitker believes this is just the beginning, saying “This is going to be a yearly occurrence because these kids are going to be around for a long time.”