After being named by a vote of players to the American League team in next Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Cincinnati, Adam Jones and Manny Machado made it clear that they were honored to have been picked by their peers.
It’s interesting to see the discrepancy between this year’s fan balloting and player balloting.
Jones finished seventh among American League outfielders in the fan voting but was the second-leading vote-getter among players. Jones’ 424 player votes trailed only the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (785), who was voted in as a starter, and was ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista (320) and the Detroit Tigers' J.