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Mauer’s recent surge worthy of All-Star support
- Updated: May 31, 2016
OAKLAND — The Twins don’t have any players among the leading vote-getters for the 2016 All-Star Game, but first baseman Joe Mauer is strengthening his case to be an All-Star for the first time since ’13.
Mauer, who was named the American League Player of the Week on Tuesday, is hitting .281/.389/.427 with six homers, six doubles and 18 RBIs in 49 games. He’s coming off a week in which he hit .440 with four homers, seven RBIs and seven runs scored in six games. Mauer’s .389 on-base percentage is tied for the seventh-best mark in the AL.
Mauer, though, faces stiff competition at his position, as Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer leads all AL first baseman with 871,222 votes. He leads Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera (466,523), Baltimore’s Chris Davis (387,876), Boston’s Hanley Ramirez (296,276) and Chicago’s Jose Abreu (189,963).
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Twins utility man Eduardo Nunez isn’t on the ballot, but he warrants consideration, as he’s hitting …
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