Adding to his ever-growing list of accomplishments, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is set to become the first rookie pitcher to start the All-Star Game in nearly three decades.

On Friday, Arizona Diamondbacks Manager Torey Lovullo announced Skenes, recently chosen as a National League All-Star, would take the hill Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, he’ll become only the fifth rookie ever to start the All-Star Game – the first since Hideo Nomo in 1995.

Dave Stenhouse (1962), Mark Fidrych (1976), Fernando Valenzuela (1981) and Nomo are the other rookies to start an All-Star game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Skenes’ 11 career major league games will be the fewest for a player appearing in an All-Star Game, according to Elias. Fidrych and Nomo each had 13.

He also will become the fifth Pirates pitcher to start the All-Star game, joining Bob Friend (1956, ’60), Vern Law (1960), Dock Ellis (1971) and Jerry Reuss (1975).

Skenes, during an appearance Friday morning on the “Dan Patrick Show,” was given the news live by Lovullo, who is managing the NL squad.

“You represent so many great things that this game craves,” Lovullo told Skenes. “It’s such a great story, the way you’ve come on the scene, the way you’ve done it with such humbleness – it’s noticeable. I’ll be honored to be your manager, and I’ll be honored to watch you throw your first pitch. Super excited about that.”

Skenes (6-0, 1.90 ERA) certainly bolstered his case with his Thursday afternoon gem against the Milwaukee Brewers, tossing seven no-hit innings while matching his career-high in strikeouts with 11. He was removed after 99 pitches.

In 66 1/3 innings, he’s struck out 89 with only 13 walks. Opposing batters are hitting just .202 against him and he has a WHIP of 0.92. Skenes has thrown 75 pitches of 100 mph or more and his 99.1 mph average four-seam fastball velocity tops the major leagues among those with 1,000 or more pitches.

Following his most recent start, Skenes was predictably nonchalant when asked for his thoughts on potentially starting the All-Star Game.

“That’d be cool,” Skenes said on the SportsNet Pittsburgh postgame show. “Haven’t thought about it a ton, just been focusing on getting to this outing and through it. It’d be cool.”

Upon receiving the news of being named Tuesday’s NL starter, Skenes’ demeanor was similar.

“That’s cool. I’ll probably get more excited leading up to the game,” he said. “Hopefully I’ll have a full night’s sleep before. … That’s pretty dang cool.”

While Skenes may have managed to keep those thoughts out of mind, the same couldn’t be said for the extended world of baseball, Lovullo included, who tipped his hand to reporters Thursday when discussing what route he’d take in naming a starter for Tuesday’s game.

“In particular, Paul Skenes, he’s come on very quickly,” Lovullo said. “He’s been an unbelievable addition to Major League Baseball. He’s created a lot of interest in Major League Baseball, and I’m going to be situationally aware of that when I’m making this decision.”

Skenes edged fellow All-Stars such as Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler (10-4, 2.70) and Ranger Suarez (10-3, 2.58) and Atlanta’s Chris Sale (12-3, 2.74) for Tuesday’s starting honors.