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Five Reading Phillies Named EL All-Stars

July 2, 2007 - Eastern League (EL1)
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Today, the Connecticut Defenders, in conjunction with the Eastern League, have announced the rosters for the 2007 Eastern League All Star Game, which will take place on Wednesday, July 11 at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut.

The 2007 Eastern League All Star Game will feature some of the brightest stars with the most promising futures in Minor League Baseball. The game will feature the stars of the Northern Division which consists of the Binghamton Mets, Connecticut Defenders, New Britain Rock Cats, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Portland Sea Dogs, and Trenton Thunder, against the best of the Southern Division, which includes the Akron Aeros, Altoona Curve, Bowie Baysox, Erie SeaWolves, Harrisburg Senators, and Reading Phillies.

Each of the 12 teams will be represented by at least three players. Every team will have a pitcher and a position player that was voted on by the fans on-line and through text messaging. The rosters will have a total of 24 players on each team. The teams will be managed by the field staff of the host, Connecticut Defenders (Northern Division) and the defending Southern Division Champion Akron Aeros. Dave Machemer, the Defender manager and Tim Bogar of the Aeros will lead their respective teams.

The rosters will include top prospects and future stars. Eight of the 50 players are ranked among their respective minor league system's top 6 prospects. Clay Buchholz is not only an Eastern League All Star, but has also been named to pitch for the U.S. Futures Team, where they will take on the World Futures team, which will feature New Hampshire catcher Robinzon Diaz, also an Eastern League All Star. The Futures Game will take place on Sunday July 8 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, the site of the Major League All Star Game and the Major League affiliate of the Defenders.

The rosters for the Eastern League All Star Game, presented by Mohegan Sun are listed below:

NORTHERN DIVISION ALL STARS

P Clay Buchholz Portland

P Geno Espineli Connecticut

P Alex Hinshaw Connecticut

P Alan Horne Trenton

P Timothy Lahey New Britain

P Jeffrey Marquez Trenton

P Jose Mijares New Britain

P Kevin Mulvey Binghamton

P Tracy Thorpe New Hampshire

P Charlie Zink Portland

C Robinzon Diaz New Hampshire

C Steve Holm Connecticut

IF Rob Cosby New Hampshire

IF Brett Harper Binghamton

IF Luke Hughes New Britain

IF Mark Kiger Binghamton

IF Jed Lowrie Portland

IF Sergio Santos New Hampshire

IF Eugenio Velez Connecticut

OF John Bowker Connecticut

OF Matt Carson Trenton

OF Jeff Corsaletti Portland

OF Aaron Mathews New Hampshire

OF Caleb Stewart Binghamton

SOUTHERN DIVISION ALL STARS

P Collin Balester Harrisburg

P Jair Jurrjens Erie

P Dan Kolb Harrisburg

P Radhames Liz Bowie

P Matthew Maloney Reading

P Luis Munoz Altoona

P Randy Newsom Akron

P Matt Peterson Altoona

P Reid Santos Akron

P Dallas Trahern Erie

C Jason Hill Reading

C Wyatt Toregas Akron

IF Jordan Brown Akron

IF Asdrubal Cabrera Akron

IF Michael Costanzo Reading

IF Jesus Merchan Reading

IF Steven Pearce Altoona

IF Oscar Salazar Bowie

IF Neil Walker Altoona

IF Josh Whitesell Harrisburg

OF Brian Barton Akron

OF Greg Jacobs Reading

OF Val Majewski Bowie

OF Jackson Melian Erie

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