Writing about baseball is a passion of mine, and this is a presentation about some great MLB players that have left out of the 2015 All Star Game in Cincinnati this year. Take a look and let me know what you think.
3. The Major League Baseball
season will come to a halt next
week to honor the 2015 All Star
Game played in Cincinnati on
Tuesday July 14th.
The starters and reserves have
been selected and like every
year, there have been some great
players left off the roster.
Part of this is because of fan
voting. Up until 2 weeks ago, the
Kansas City Royal fans had eight
out of nine players as the leading
vote getters for their position.
Major League Baseball corrected
it and we now have four Royals
in the big event. Let’s take a look
at two notable snubs from both
the NL and AL.
4. 1. Justin Turner
!
3B Los Angeles Dodgers – NL
Turner is having one of his best
seasons of his career. While it
may have taken him awhile to
realize his potential, Turner is
hitting .314 with 11 home runs
and 38 runs batted in. Not bad
for a guy who normally
averages 3 home runs, 24 runs
batted in and a .286 batting
average each season.
5. 1. Justin Turner
!
3B Los Angeles Dodgers – NL
The 30 year old arrived in Los
Angeles last season and really
feels comfortable. His stellar
numbers this year come a year
after he hit .340 with 7 home
runs and 43 runs batted in in just
288 at-bats.Turner is not a part of
the Final Vote and will look to be
added as an injury replacement.
6. 2 . Brett Gardner
!
OF NewYorkYankees – AL
Brett Gardner and Jacoby
Ellsbury had the Yankees
rolling at the top of the order
early in the season. When
Ellsbury hit the DL, Gardner
didn’t allow the Yankees to
miss a beat. Gardner has been
a great table setter at the top
of the order for theYankees.
7. 2 . Brett Gardner
!
OF NewYorkYankees – AL
For the season, Gardner sports a .
296 average with 9 home runs, 39
runs batted in, and 15 stolen bases.
Keep in mind Gardner hits leadoff
so to have 39 runs batted in is
pretty impressive, especially when
you have guys at the bottom of the
Yankee order like Didi Gregorious
and Stephen Drew who both have
hit sub .200 for much of the year.