The recent struggles of the Baltimore Orioles has made the MLB season a bit of a drag in Charm City. No, the team is not quite as awful as the pre-2012 Birds. But the 2017 iteration of the O’s may be stuck in a similar situation to those teams when it comes to the All-Star Game.
A rule remains in place for the Midsummer Classic that says all 30 major league teams must be represented on the two rosters, whether they truly deserve it or not. In the past, that meant the Orioles sent the likes of George Sherrill, Tony Batista and Ty Wiggington as lone representatives of a then-sorry franchise.