New York Mets designated hitter J.D. Martinez was named National League Player of the Week and boasts an impressive stat line, but All-Star voters don't care.
New York Mets designated hitter J.D. Martinez was named National League Player of the Week on Monday.So why hasn't the 36-year-old, who's batting .293 with an otherworldly 156 OPS+, made a dent in the first round of All-Star balloting?Martinez batted .450 last week with three home runs and six walks in six games — three against the Miami Marlins and three against the San Diego Padres. The Mets went 5-1 on the week, reviving their hopes to remain competitive in the NL Wild Card race.
The leading vote-getters at DH for the National League: Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers , Marcell Ozuna of the Atlanta Braves , Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies , Rhys Hoskins of the Milwaukee Brewers , and Donovan Solano of the San Diego Padres .Moving Ohtani from the American League, where he spent the first six years of his career with the Angels, to the NL was an obvious road-block for Martinez and the rest of the field.Ohtani is the game's pre-eminent star.
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