 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Muhafu yekutanga ya2016, Donaldson akatangazve nhanho yepamusoro yekutamba kubva mwaka wake weMVP. Akakunda June 19 Player of the Week Award mushure mekurova nhatu dzimba, ina dzakapetwa, imwe katatu uye mapfumbamwe anomhanyira mukati ne 12 hits mu 27 pamabheti. Akatungamirira chikwata muzvikamu zvose 27, kuwedzera-base hits 8 uye akabatanidzwa kwekutanga mu slugging percentage 1.000. Musi waChikunguru 7, akaziviswa semubhadharo weAmerican League mu2016 All-Star Game. Achipinda muzororo reAll-Star, Donaldson akanga achirova.304 aine 23 home runs uye 63 RBIs. Akanga awanawo 80 runs, izvo zvakaita kuti ave mutambi wokutanga munhoroondo yeBlue Jays kuita kudaro pamberi peAll-Star break. Musi waNyamavhuvhu 28, Donaldson akarova nhatu dzimba mumutambo kekutanga muhupenyu hwake, achitungamira Blue Jays kuhwina 9 6 uye kutsvaira Minnesota Twins. Donaldson akapedza mwaka wenguva dzose wa2016 aine.284 batting average, 37 home runs, uye 99 RBI. 