MWL1 Quad Cities River Bandits

Correa on Final Ballot For All-Star Futures Game

Published on June 27, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release


DAVENPORT, Iowa - Quad Cities River Bandits shortstop Carlos Correa is among six candidates for the final spot on the World Team roster for the 2013 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, set for Sunday, July 14, at Citi Field in New York. Fans can vote online at MLB.com/futuresfinalists through Sunday, June 30, at 10:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time to send the Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, native to baseball's midseason prospect showcase.

Correa, the No. 1 overall pick by the Houston Astros in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, is currently third in the Midwest League with a .319 batting average and fifth with a .409 on-base percentage. The 18-year-old was the youngest player in the 2013 Midwest League All-Star Game, which he started at shortstop for the Western Division All-Stars, June 18 at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, Ohio. Rated by Baseball America as the top prospect in the Astros minor league system entering the season, he was the Quad Cities Player of the Month in May, when he assembled a career-high 10-game hitting streak, held a .349 average and had 18 RBIs in 22 games.

For the first time in the All-Star Futures Game's 15-year history, fans will determine the final player on both the U.S. and World Team rosters by casting their votes in the All-Star Sunday Futures Finalists (#FuturesFinalists) ballot, available exclusively on MLB.com/futuresfinalists. In addition to voting on the web, fans also may use their mobile phones to cast votes via text message. To receive the All-Star Sunday Futures Finalists ballot, text the word "VOTE" to 89269. A vote for Correa (#VoteCorrea) may be cast directly via text by sending the code "W3" to 89269. All votes are final. Standard rate text messaging fees apply (check with mobile carriers for details).

This season, two former River Bandits - both from the 2011 Midwest League Championship team - have alreay been selected for the All-Star Futures Game. Outfielder Oscar Taveras and infielder Kolten Wong will play for the World and U.S. Teams, respectively, for a second consecutive year.

The last player selected for the All-Star Futures Game in the same season he played for Quad Cities was St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez in 2011. Martinez was promoted to the advanced Class-A Palm Beach Cardinals before being named to the World roster for the game in Phoenix, Ariz. He threw one scoreless inning in a 6-4 U.S. victory.

Cardinals right-hander Shelby Miller was the last River Bandit selected for the All-Star Futures Game while on the Quad Cities roster. Miller pitched for the U.S. in the 2010 game in Anaheim, Calif., and worked two-thirds of a scoreless inning in a 9-1 U.S. victory.

The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which is now in its 15th year, features the top Minor League prospects competing in a nine-inning contest as part of Taco Bell All-Star Sunday. The U.S. Team leads the all-time series, 8-6. The game will begin at 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time July 14 and can be viewed live on ESPN2, ESPN2 HD and MLB.com.

UP NEXT: The first 2,000 fans to Modern Woodmen Park on Saturday will receive a Rascal the River Bandit Gnome, courtesy of Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center and CBS4. Social Media Night and Seatbelt Awareness Night will also highlight 7 p.m. game. Single-game tickets are on sale at the River Bandits box office at Modern Woodmen Park, by phone at 563-324-3000 and online at www.riverbandits.com. Season ticket and mini-plan packages start at just seven games and begin at less than $50. Call a River Bandits account representative today to choose your seats and get the details of our various mini-plan packages.

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