MLB All-Star Game 2016: 5 most memorable All-Star Game performances

BOSTON, : American League starting pitcher Pedro Martinez of the Boston Red Sox throws to the plate in the first inning of the 70th Baseball All-Star Game with the National League 13 July 1999 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.(ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Stephen JAFFE (Photo credit should read STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images) /

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CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 24: Former Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals player and Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson waves to the crowd before the 2013 Civil Rights Game between the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers at U.S. Cellular Field on August 24, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Jackson was earlier honored with the MLB Beacon of Change Award. The White Sox won 3-2. (Photo by Brian D. Kersey/Getty Images) /

5. Bo Jackson shows off in 1989

While a few players have filled up the box score a little more than Jackson did in the 1989 All-Star Game in Anaheim, his performance had multiple incredible moments of skill and athleticism to make it one of the most memorable in history.

The 1989 season was the best of Jackson’s storied career, both in football and baseball. Jackson not only became the first and only player to be named an All-Star in both sports, he accomplished the feat in the same calendar year.

While Jackson led the Majors with 172 strikeouts in 1989, he further established himself as the best athlete on the planet along the way with impressive power and acrobatics in the outfield. Jackson hit .256/.310/.495 during the season per FanGraphs.com while slugging 32 home runs and stealing 26 bases.

The 60th edition of the Midsummer Classic gave Jackson his first shot to show off that skill on an All-Star stage. Jackson made an immediate impression by leading off the bottom of the first with a massive home run that measured 448 feet. Wade Boggs followed Jackson’s at-bat with a homer, as the duo became the first pair to ever go deep back-to-back to lead off an All-Star Game.

In his next plate appearance, Jackson hit an RBI groundout and stole second to become the second player ever with a homer and stolen base in the same All-Star Game, joining one Willie Mays. Jackson added a single later on, finishing the game 2-4 with two RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored, plus some good defensive work in the outfield.

Needless to say, Jackson was named the MVP of the 1989 All-Star game and turned in a performance that is still discussed to this day. Jackson would later rush for a career-best 950 yards on 137 carries during the NFL season, earning his only trip to the Pro Bowl in his injury-shortened career.

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