his wife Danielle learned their first child will be a girl, the right-hander was informed by manager Craig Counsell that he'd be the Milwaukee Brewers' representative in the 2017 All-Star Game in Miami.
"It felt great. I was honored. Thrilled," Knebel said. "A lot of good things happening today. It was really fun to find out from Counsell in front of the whole team."
Knebel, 25, has been nothing short of dominant this season.
He opened as the setup man but replaced Neftali Feliz as closer in mid-May. Since then he's posted a 1.13 earned-run average, WHIP of 1.08 and 13 saves in 40 appearances.
Knebel's overpowering fastball – which has topped out at 100 mph – has helped him to register an impressive 68 strikeouts in just 39 2/3 innings. That total ranks second in the majors among relievers behind only Houston's Chris Devenski, who fanned four in two innings on Sunday to up his total to 70.
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