This indefensible Cubs' All-Star Game snub just made history in the worst way

Complete rosters for the MLB All-Star Game were released Sunday evening, and to the surprise of Chicago Cubs fans, Seiya Suzuki did not hear his name called. Despite currently leading the league in runs batted in, Suzuki will be watching the game on television like the rest of us.

Suzuki entered Sunday’s series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals with a league-leading 75 RBI, a career high for the Japanese outfielder, not even at the halfway point of the season. His two RBI on Sunday brought his total up to 77, and his solo shot in the fifth made him the first Cubs player since Sammy Sosa in 2001 with 25 home runs and 75 RBI before the All-Star Break.

That’s not the only history Suzuki is in line to make. Should his RBI lead hold, he would become only the second player ever to lead the league in RBI at the break and not be selected to the All-Star Game, joining Hank Greenberg (1935) - meaning it's been nearly 100 years since someone was so blatantly snubbed.

Greenberg set the all-time record for RBI before the Midsummer Classic with 103 in 1935 with the Detroit Tigers. To add insult to injury, Tigers manager Mickey Cochrane was in charge of selections for the American League and chose to start Lou Gehrig at first instead of his own player.

Seiya Suzuki won't play in the All-Star Game, despite monster season

Suzuki was not the only snub of the evening across baseball, with big names like Juan Soto, Trea Turner, and Michael Busch all falling short as well. When asked after Sunday’s game for his reaction, all Suzuki could do was smile.

“I’m sorry, my plans are full,” the outfielder said jokingly.

Suzuki would not be the first Cub not to make the All-Star team and still have an incredible season. Jake Arrieta’s 2015 season goes down in the record books as one of the most dominant pitching seasons ever, but the right-hander was not selected for the All-Star Game either. Granted, a majority of Arietta’s heroics came after the break, but the point still stands.

With Sunday’s victory, the Cubs have opened up a four-game lead in the NL Central division, with serious aspirations for not just a return to the playoffs, but their first World Series title since the fateful 2016 season. Should they be successful in their efforts, nobody will be talking about Suzuki being snubbed for the All-Star Game come October.