While injured Miguel Cabrera enjoyed a late surge of fan votes to run away with another All-Star starting nod (albeit one he won’t be able to use), J.D. Martinez’s surge at the plate came too late to help him much in All-Star voting. With 10 home runs in his last 12 games, including a solo shot Sunday afternoon, he might have hit his hot stretch just in time to earn him the player vote for his first All-Star selection, less than a year and a half after he was released and looking for a team.
“It would be awesome, obviously,” Martinez said.