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AZ Fall League Presence at MLB All-Star Game Weekend

July 16, 2018 - Arizona Fall League (AzFL) News Release


Phoenix, Arizona - Forty former Arizona Fall League (AFL) players, 1 manager, 3 coaches and 6 umpires have been selected to participate in Major League Baseball's 2018 All-Star Game at Washington's Nationals Park on Tuesday night, July 17.

The Arizona Fall League now boasts 278 players who have earned roster spots in MLB's annual midsummer classic since the AFL's inaugural season in 1992.

Seventeen former Fall Leaguers made this year's American League roster, including all three elected outfield starters - Mookie Betts (Red Sox), Aaron Judge (Yankees) and Mike Trout (Angels).

The National League squad includes 23 ex-AFLers, including all eight elected starters - 3B Nolan Arenado (Rockies), 2B Javier Baez (Cubs), C Willson Contreras (Cubs), SS Brandon Crawford (Giants), 1B Freddie Freeman (Braves), OF Bryce Harper (Nationals), OF Matt Kemp (Dodgers) and OF Nick Markakis (Orioles),

A complete list of 2018 MLB all-stars who played in the Arizona Fall League, including 18 first- timers, follows.

Manager, Coaches and Athletic Trainer - American League manager A.J. Hinch (1997) and coach Kevin Cash (2002) played in the Fall League.

National League coaches with AFL experience are Brant Brown (1995 player, coach) and Turner Ward (coach)

Umpires - For the first time, all six umpires assigned to work the All-Star Game cut their teeth in the Arizona Fall League. Crew chief and home-plate umpire Ted Barrett, a 2018 inductee into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame, will be joined by Cory Blaser (right field), Andy Fletcher (third base), Mike Muchlinski (left field), Alfonso Marquez (second base) and Jim Reynolds (first base).

SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game - Fifteen former Arizona Fall Leaguers were selected to play in yesterday's 2018 All-Star Futures Game.

The eight players on Team USA were C Danny Jansen (Blue Jays), RHP Mitch Keller (Pirates), C Andrew Knizner (Cardinals), OF Kyle Lewis (Mariners), IF Ryan Mountcastle (Orioles), C Sean Murphy (Athletics), RHP Luis Ortiz (Brewers) and Justus Sheffield (Yankees),

The World Team included seven former Fall Leaguers - IF Yordan Alvarez (Astros), Yusniel Diaz (Dodgers), RHP Yoan Lopez (D-backs), Dawel Lugo (Tigers), C Francisco Mejia (Indians), RHP Touki Toussaint (Braves) and Luis Urias (Padres).

Mejia (promoted to Cleveland) and Murphy (injury) did not play.

Gillette Home Run Derby - Six of the eight participants in Monday night's T-Mobile Home Run Derby - Aguilar, Baez, Freeman, Harper, Max Muncy (Dodgers) and Kyle Schwarber (Cubs) - are former Arizona Fall Leaguers. American League (17)

Pitchers

* Aroldis Chapman, LHP (2011)

Gerrit Cole, RHP (2011)

+ J.A. Happ, LHP (2006)

Craig Kimbrel, RHP (2009)

> + Charlie Morton, RHP (2007)

Non-Pitchers

Mookie Betts, OF (2013)

+ Shin-Soo Choo, OF (2004)

+ Mitch Haniger, OF (2013)

Aaron Judge, OF (2014)

Francisco Lindor, SS (2014)

> + Jed Lowrie, SS (2007)

+ Mitch Moreland, 1B (2009)

Salvador Perez, C (2010)

# Jean Seguar, IF (2011)

George Springer, OF (2012)

* + Gleyber Torres, IF (2016 AFL MVP)

Mike Trout, OF (2011)

+ First-time all-star

* Withdrawn

# Final Vote

> Replacement

Bold italic indicates elected starter

National League (23)

Pitchers

* Sean Doolittle, LHP (2008)

+ Josh Hader, LHP (2015)

Kenley Jansen, RHP (2009)

> + Jeremy Jeffress, RHP (2008, '10-11)

+ Miles Mikolas, RHP (2011)

Max Scherzer, RHP (2007-08)

Non-Pitchers

# + Jesus Aguilar,1B (2011)

Nolan Arenado, 3B (2011)

+ Javier Baez, IF (2012)

Charlie Blackmon, OF (2010)

Lorenzo Cain, OF (2008-09)

+ Willson Contreras, C (2015)

Brandon Crawford, SS (2009, '11)

Freddie Freeman, 1B (2009-10)

+ Scooter Gennett, 2B (2011)

Bryce Harper, OF (2010-11)

Matt Kemp, OF (2005)

+ Nick Markakis, OF (2005)

Buster Posey, C (2009)

+ J.T. Realmuto, C (2012)

+ Trevor Story, SS (2014)

Joey Votto, 1B (2005)

+ Christian Yelich, OF (2012)


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