Jacob Misiorowski on 1st All-Star Game appearance
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With the top four advancing from the first round, Raleigh tied Brent Rooker (17 home runs) for fourth. The tiebreaker was based on longest home run distance, meaning Raleigh (470.61 feet) advanced, while Rooker (470.53) was eliminated. To be clear: .08 feet is .96 inches. Raleigh advanced by less than one inch.
He's almost certainly right in most instances. People aren't angry with Misiorowski for a decision that was out of his hands. But plenty are critical that he made the NL All-Star team despite playing in just five games, the fewest in MLB history for a player selected to the All-Star Game.