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Santana, Gomez Named All-Stars

August 28, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
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AKRON, OH - Catcher Carlos Santana and right-handed pitcher Jeanmar Gomez have been named to the Eastern League's season ending All-Star team, the league announced today.

Santana, who entered this year as the no.-1 prospect in the Cleveland organization according to Baseball America, is batting .285 entering play tonight while ranking second in the league with 21 home runs and 89 runs batted in. The native of Santo Domingo, DR also ranks third in the league with a .410 on-base percentage, is tied for third with 50 extra-base hits, and sits fourth with both a .523 slugging percentage and 82 runs scored. Santana has also already set an Aeros single-season record with 84 walks on the year, and needs just one more RBI to become only the third player in team history with at least 90 RBI in a season.

Gomez did not have the pre-season hype enjoyed by his battery mate, but burst onto the scene immediately after joining Akron from Class A Kinston April 29th. The native of Caracas, VZ won each of his first four starts for the Aeros, capped by the first perfect game in team history May 21st at Trenton. Gomez, who retired 36 consecutive batters at one point this season, is currently tied for fourth in the league with 10 wins, is second with a 3.09 ERA, and is tied for fifth with 101 strikeouts. Both he and Santana were also named to the mid-season All-Star team as members of the Southern Division squad.

The Aeros are home tonight to host the Binghamton Mets in the opener of a four-game series starting at 7:05 p.m. Left-hander Scott Barnes (1-1, 7.36 ERA) will start for Akron while Binghamton counters with southpaw Eric Niesen (2-6, 5.60 ERA). Fans will want to stick around after the game as well for another fireworks spectacular at Canal Park, courtesy of BFG Federal Credit Union. The game broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m. on SportsRadio 1350 AM and online at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.

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