Baseball’s all star game is a total joke. Has been since the “fans” got to choose the players. It is just who is the most famous. Guys having great years are left off while old timers having bad years get voted in, IE, Jeter here. He has not been an all star for two years.
So is the hall of fame.
Jack Morris, one of the best pitchers of the 80's can't even get close because a bunch of spoiled sports writers can't stand him.
Wasn’t Mike Schmidt voted to the all-star team, despite being on the DL list? It was so long ago, I forget. But it HAS always been a popularity contest. I used to respect the all-pro team in the NFL much more, because the players only got to vote. THEY knew who deserved to be there.