Yonder Alonso is having a breakout season and the fans are taking notice.
In the initial 2017 MLB All-Star balloting results released on Wednesday, Alonso has the second-most votes among American League first basemen.
Alonso trails only Detroit's Miguel Cabrera and is ahead of Cleveland's Carlos Santana, Kansas City's Eric Hosmer and Houston's Yuli Gurriel.
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As of May 30, Alonso has already surpassed his career-high in home runs with 14. His previous season-high was nine in 2012.
In 42 games this season, Alonso is hitting .290/.388/.664 with 38 hits, seven doubles, 14 home runs and 31 RBI. He's currently second on the A's with a 1.6 WAR, trailing on Jed Lworie's 1.7 WAR.
No other A's players appeared on the first round of balloting leaderboard.
FIRST BASE (May31, 2017):
1. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers: 326,952
2. Yonder Alonso, A's: 287,975
3. Carlos Santana, Indians: 270,816
4. Eric Hosmer, Royals: 225,989
5. Yuli Gurriel, Astros: 182,945
Oakland Athletics
The 2017 MLB All-Star Game will take place in Miami on Tuesday, July 11.