Miguel Cabrera
There was a lot of handwringing recently when it appeared that Tigers slugger Miguel Carbrera might not start in the All-Star Game because the Kansas City fans were voting for their guy instead and stacking the deck.
Ironically, now that Cabrera has won the votes, he can't play because of an injury.
A nice consolation prize would be if J.D. Martinez were voted in by the players to be part of the All-Star Game.
Jason Beck of MLB.com reports:
On the flip side, J.D. Martinez's surge came too late to help him much in All-Star voting. With 10 home runs in his past 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. "It would mean a lot. Just for myself, it's something I always dreamt about making. We'll see what happens with it. But if it does happen, it's a blessing from God."
