Pittsburgh Pirates: Notable Players to Never Make an All-Star Appearance

PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 24: Francisco Liriano #47 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches during the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on September 24, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 24: Francisco Liriano #47 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches during the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on September 24, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 03: All Star Game sign in right field at a Los Angeles Dodgers summer workout in preparation for a shortened MLB season during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at Dodger Stadium on July 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 03: All Star Game sign in right field at a Los Angeles Dodgers summer workout in preparation for a shortened MLB season during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at Dodger Stadium on July 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

While the Pittsburgh Pirates have had tons of all-star deserving players in their history, not all of them appeared in an All-Star Game in a Pirate uniform.

All Star game voting is sometimes just a popularity contest. When it’s left up to the fans to decide who makes it, you can sometimes get players who don’t deserve to go to the Mid-Summer Classic, and that leaves out players who might deserve it a lot more. This includes plenty of deserving players from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t always been the most popular of teams, so that has meant that sometimes, really good Pirates have been left out of the All-Star Game. Today, let’s look at three Pirates who never represented the Pirates at the All-Star Game, despite having some really good seasons.