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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Tim Salmon (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

Best players to never make an MLB All-Star roster: 3. Tim Salmon

Stats:

1,674 hits
299 home runs
.282 batting average

Tim Salmon started his career in the ideal way of a future All-Star. He came up to the big leagues and had absolutely no trouble toying with the competition. Salmon batted .283, had an on base percentage of .382 and although he was the new kid on the block, he still managed to register 95 RBIs and he led the California Angels with 31 home runs.

Still, despite the numbers, it wasn’t enough for Salmon to make an All-Star squad in his first year, although he was named AL Rookie of the Year.

For the next several years, Salmon would continue to put up monster numbers. In 1995, Salmon finished 11th in the league in home runs with 34 but yet again, wasn’t selected to any All-Star games. Seasons of over 30 home runs and at least 100 RBIs became the norm for Salmon. The best year of his career was arguably in 1997 when he knocked 33 balls out of the park and notched a career-high, 129 RBIs.

Unfortunately for Salmon, his Angel teams were horrific. He would make his lone playoff appearance count as he managed to capture a ring in 2002. He played out of his mind in the World Series too, batting .346, bringing in five runs and managed to get two home runs as well.

Salmon didn’t have an incredibly long prime but when he was on, he was almost as good as anyone else in the league.

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