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

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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Best players to never make an MLB All-Star roster: 5. Sixto Lezcano

Stats:

1,122 hits
148 home runs
.271 batting average

Sixto Lezcano shouldn’t be on this list. Simply put, the Puerto Rican Rightfielder was a truly great player during the mid-1970s. For the first 5-7 years of his career, Lezcano’s numbers got better and better.

With his improvement, ultimately, success for the Milwaukee Brewers followed. In 1979, in particular, he especially turned a corner. Lezcano had career highs in every major statistical category. He was responsible for 101 RBIs, 28 homers, 152 hits, a batting percentage of .321 and his OPS was near the top of the league at .987.

Lezcano’s numbers were never empty calories either. The Brewers finished second in the American League East after winning 95 games that year. Twice he finished the season with a WAR ranking in the top ten. Lezcano was also terrific on the field. It may have been three and a half decades since he’s actually played, but his .983 fielding percentage as a righty still ranks well within the top 100 of all-time, checking in at 66.

Being an All-Star shouldn’t be rocket science. The best players in the league should be chosen. For whatever reason, the selection process failed Lezcano.

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