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MLB: The 25 best MLB players never to make an All-Star game

By Hans Themistode

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: Mayor Muriel Bowser and MLB Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred unveil the logo for the 2018 All Star Game that will be held at Nationals Park next year before the start of the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers game on July 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: Mayor Muriel Bowser and MLB Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred unveil the logo for the 2018 All Star Game that will be held at Nationals Park next year before the start of the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers game on July 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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Eric Karros
Eric Karros (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

Best players to never make an MLB All-Star roster: 17. Eric Karros

Stats:

  • 1,723 hits
  • 284 home runs
  • .268 batting average

Everything pointed to Eric Karros becoming a multiple-time All-Star. In 1992, his first full season in the big leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he put the rest of the MLB world on notice. He registered an impressive 20 homers, 88 RBIs and had a slugging percentage of .426.

Karros was the easy pick for the NL Rookie of the Year award. He continued to play well for the next few years but once he entered his prime, he became dominant. For three straight seasons and five out of the next six, Karros easily soared past 30 home runs.

Unlike today, the Los Angeles based team wasn’t always dominating the competition. With that said, they were in 1996. On the year, the Dodgers finished with a 90-72 record. Karros played his part that season, racking up 34 homers and 111 RBIs. Obviously though, due to his inclusion on this list, he wasn’t selected for the All-Star game.

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