One of the best first halves to a season in Shin-Soo Choo’s long career took him last year to a place he had never been, the American League All-Star team.
It was an overdue honor for a quality MLB player who is respected by past and current teammates and considered a professional in the way he plays the game.
Then, the second half came, and Choo has no doubt that it was the worst second-half performance of his career.
While he was still selected as the Texas Rangers Player of the Year, Choo’s numbers weren’t nearly as shiny as they were in mid-July when he helped the AL team rally to victory in the Midsummer Classic at Washington.