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Bisons Jansen, Leblebijian Elected as Starters on IL All-Star Team

June 27, 2018 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


The International League today announced that Buffalo Bisons catcher Danny Jansen and third baseman Jason Leblebijian have been elected as starters for the International League All-Star Team at the 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 11 from Huntington Park in Columbus, OH.

This is Jansen's first selection to a Triple-A All-Star Team while Leblebijian becomes just the third Bisons player in the modern era to be named to an All-Star team in consecutive seasons, joining Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famers, pitcher Dorn Taylor (1989-1990) and outfielder/designated hitter Ernie Young (2004-2005).

Jansen, 23, leads the Bisons in average (.299, 9th in the International League), runs scored (30), doubles (17), extra-base hits (23) and RBI (39) in 57 games with the team. The backstop has also drawn 29 walks to only 30 strikeouts on the year, giving him the second-best on-base percentage (.413) in the International League. The Blue Jays' #6 prospect according to MLB.com also led all IL catchers in fan voting. Jansen had four hits on April 9 in Pawtucket, drove in five runs in a game on June 7 in Toledo and had a walk-off RBI-single to lead the Bisons to victory on May 4 against Syracuse.

Last year, Jansen was named both a Florida State League (A) and Eastern League (AA) All-Star before his promotion to Bisons.

Leblebijian, 27, leads the Bisons with 10 home runs while hitting .254 with 35 RBI in 61 games with the Herd this season. His home run total is tied for the 6th-best in the International League while the slugger is also hitting .339 with runners in scoring position this year. Leblebijian has a pair of four-RBI games this season, May 25(1) in Rochester (2HR game) and June 11 in Lehigh Valley (Grand Slam). He also led all International League third baseman in fan voting for this year's All-Star team.

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