MLB All-Star Game: Each team’s worst All-Star selections ever
Atlanta Braves – Greg Olson (1990)
A career journeyman in the minor leagues, Olson became a big feel-good story during the summer of 1990 when he burst onto the scene as a 29-year-old for the Atlanta Braves. In his first 57 games at the big league level, Olson was hitting a smooth .289/.370/.428 with six home runs and 25 RBI. The production earned him a role as a reserve, joining Benito Santiago on the bench in support of Mike Scioscia.
However, like Miller, Olson may not have been the best choice. At the break, he ranked 10th in WAR (1.1), with other notables like Craig Biggio, Gary Carter, and even Joe Oliver of the first place Reds all having better seasons at that stage of the year. Olson would see just one at-bat, pinch hitting for Scioscia and striking out in his only at-bat. The American League would shut-out the National League 2-0 and allowed just two hits to the Senior Circuit.
Olson would hit just .227/.282/.318 down the stretch, proving that the N.L. had caught on to him and finishing with a 0.9 WAR for the season. He would again see full-time action in 1991, but dipped to a .241/.316/.345 mark. In 1992, Olson would break his leg in a scary plate collision with Ken Caminiti, but was never the same player again and lasted just four years in the league. His lone All-Star appearance and a World Series appearance remain the highlights of his short career.
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