 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Desmond akasarudzwa seAmerican League All-Star kuti amiririre maRanger pa2016 Major League Baseball All-Star GamemuSan Diego pamwe chete newaaitamba naye Cole Hamels. Mutambo usati watanga, Desmond akanga achirova.322 aine 15 home runs uye 55 RBIs. Desmond akapedza mwaka wa2016 aine batting average ye.285, 22 home runs, uye 86 RBIs. VaRangers vakarasikirwa mu2016 ALDS, vachitsvairwa neBlue Jays mumitambo mitatu. Mumakwikwi aya, Desmond akaenda 3-for-14 .214 aine makundano maviri akarohwa RBI, achiunganidza zvese zvaakarova uye RBIs mumutambo mumwe chete Mutambo 2 kumutambo wake wechitatu uye wekupedzisira wevatatu-hit mumutambo wepositi. 