The Red Sox poor start to the 2012 season certainly factored in throughout the MLB All-Star process and the results showed as DH David Ortiz was picked as the only representative for Boston.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (.254, 15 HR, 37 RBIs) was a strong candidate at catcher but Texas’ Mike Napoli, Baltimore’s Matt Wieters and Minnesota’s Joe Mauer got the nod instead.