One former Mississippi State baseball player was named to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game this summer.
Brent Rooker, an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics, was named a reserve selection to the American League All-Star game after being on pace for a career season through 84 games. He was selected as a reserve designated hitter.
Rooker, who played for Mississippi State from 2014-17, has played 72 games for the Athletics this season, batting .243 with 58 hits, 14 home runs and 41 RBIs, leading to his first-career All-Star selection.
In four seasons in Starkville, Rooker tallied 186 career hits, 37 home runs and 154 RBIs before being selected by the Minnesota Twins, where he spent the first two seasons of his career, with the 35th overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft.
Rooker is the 12th former MSU player to be selected to the MLB All-Star Game, joining Will Clark and Jonathan Papelbon, who each received six selections, Rafael Palmeiro, a four-time selection, Dave Ferris, Buddy Myer and Brandon Woodruff, who each received two selections and Jeff Brantley, Sammy Ellis, Adam Frazier, Mitch Moreland and Bobby Thigpen, all one-time All-Stars.
This year’s All-Star Game will be played on July 11 in Seattle.
Justin Frommer is the Mississippi State sports reporter for The Dispatch.
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