The Steroid Era of baseball took place from the late 1980s through the early 2000s, where home runs increased to record levels. Mark McGwire beat Sammy Sosa in a battle for the single season home run record in 1998. Just 3 years later, Barry Bonds surpassed both of them, mashing 73 dingers in 2001. In a time where guys were hitting 50, 60, and 70 homers a season, many players were overlooked, including when they eventually made it to the Hall of Fame ballot. This video will highlight some of the most underappreciated hitters that played during this time. My intentions are not to speculate on who was or wasn’t taking PEDs, but rather to appreciate other great players. Today, I’ll be highlighting 11 players from this era!

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Players relevant to the video: Jose Canseco, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Tim Salmon, Mike Trout, David Justice, Mark Grace, Jim Thome, Barry Larkin, Jeff Bagwell, Ryne Sandberg, Steve Finley, Bernie Williams, Manny Ramirez, Jose Altuve, Matt Williams, Chipper Jones, Moises Alou, Garret Anderson, Bobby Abreu, Ichiro Suzuki, Shawn Green, Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio, Derek Bell, Sean Berry, Mickey Mantle, Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz

0:00 Intro
0:59 Angels’ Lifer
2:17 David Justice
3:33 The ‘90s Hit King
5:19 Steve Finley
6:28 Bernie Williams
8:05 The Other Williams
9:32 Moises Alou
11:14 Garret Anderson12:32 Phillies Legend
14:35 Shawn Green
16:10 Killer B
18:38 Conclusion

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Additional tags: Baseball steroid era, baseball juicing, PEDs, underrated players of 1990s baseball, underrated players of 1980s baseball, underrated players of 2000s baseball, overshadowed players in steroid era, 30/30 club, players in the shadows PED era, players in the shadows steroid era, underappreciated baseball players, gold glove, silver slugger, MVP, Hall of Fame, 2002 World Series, 1995 World Series, 2000 World Series, 2001 World Series, 2011 World Series, Killer B’s, California Angels, Anaheim Angels, L.A. Angels, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, D-Backs, L.A. Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Tim Salmon, David Justice, Mark Grace, Steve Finley, Bernie Williams, Matt Williams, Moises Alou, Garret Anderson, Bobby Abreu, Shawn Green, Lance Berkman, Hall of Fame snubs

Sources:
https://www.baseball-reference.com
https://stathead.com/baseball/
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recb...
https://www.moviequotesandmore.com/mo...
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitt...
https://sabr.org