All-Star Game Has Southern Pedigree
Published on July 15, 2003 under Southern League (SL1) News Release
MARIETTA, GA - When the major league superstars take the field tonight at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago for the 74th Major League Baseball All-Star Game the Southern League will be well represented. Twenty-four (24) players in tonight's All-Star game honed their skills in the Southern League en route to the big leagues including 13 players on the American League roster and 11 players on the National League roster. Southern League graduates playing in the 2003 Major League All-Star Game include:
American League Team
| 2B Brett Boone | Seattle Mariners | Jacksonville Suns (1991) | 1991 Southern League All-Star |
1B Carlos Delgado | Toronto Blue Jays | Knoxville Smokies (1993) | 1993 Southern League MVP |
| P Brendan Donnelly | Anaheim Angles | Chattanooga Lookouts (1996-98) |
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| 1B Jason Giambi | New York Yankees | Huntsville Stars (1994) |
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| P Eddie Guardado | Minnesota Twins | Nashville Sounds (1993) |
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| P Roy Halladay | Toronto Blue Jays | Tennessee Smokies (1997, 2001) |
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| C Ramon Hernandez | Oakland Athletics | Huntsville Stars (1997-98) | 1998 SL and AA All-Star |
| P Esteban Loaiza | Chicago White Sox | Carolina Mudcats (1993-94) |
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| DH Edgar Martinez | Seattle Mariners | Chattanooga Lookouts (1985-86) |
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| OF Magglio Ordonez | Chicago White Sox | Birmingham Barons (1996) | .263-18-67 with 41 2B in 1996 |
| SS Alex Rodriguez | Texas Rangers | Jacksonville Suns (1994) |
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| C Jason Varitek | Boston Red Sox | Port City Roosters (1995-96) | 22 HR and 111 RBI in SL career |
| OF Vernon Wells | Toronto Blue Jays | Knoxville Smokies (1999) |
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National League Team
| 3B Aaron Boone | Cincinnati Reds | Chattanooga Lookouts (1995-96) | 1996 Southern League All-Star |
| P Shawn Chacon | Colorado Rockies | Carolina Mudcats (2000) | 2-time SL Pitcher of the Week |
2B Marcus Giles | Atlanta Braves | Greenville Braves (2000) | 2000 Southern League All-Star |
| OF Luis Gonzalez | Arizona Diamondbacks | Columbus Mudcats (1990) |
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| OF Andruw Jones | Atlanta Braves | Greenville Braves (1996) |
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| C Javy Lopez | Atlanta Braves | Greenville Braves (1992) | 1992 Southern League MVP |
| P Mark Prior | Chicago Cubs | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (2002) | 4-1, 2.60 in 6 SL starts |
| P Jason Schmidt | San Francisco Giants | Greenville Braves (1994, 1996) |
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| P Woody Williams | St. Louis Cardinals | Knoxville Smokies (1988-91) | 15 wins and 187 strikeouts in SL |
| P Dontrelle Willis | Florida Marlins | Carolina Mudcats (2003) | 4-0, 1.49 ERA in 6 SL starts |
| P Kerry Wood | Chicago Cubs | Orlando Cubs (1997) |
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Southern League Stories from July 15, 2003
- Stars take game two from BayBears - Mobile BayBears
- Rays-Suns Split Historic DH - Orlando Rays
- Smokies Let One Slip Through - Knoxville Smokies
- Gaudin tosses perfect game vs. Suns, but Jacksonville Wins Game Two - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- Rays Gaudin Tosses Perfect Game - Orlando Rays
- Gaudin throws perfect game in Rays' 1-0 win - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- All-Star Game Has Southern Pedigree - SL1
- Faison shines as BayBears take first alone - Mobile BayBears
- Stars Fall to Bears in Ninth, 2-1 - Huntsville Stars
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