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Giolito Selected to Compete In2015 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game

Published on June 25, 2015 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Potomac Nationals News Release


Wilmington, DE-Washington Nationals number one overall Minor League prospect per Baseball America and MLB.com, RHP Lucas Giolito (1st round, 2012 MLB Draft; #16 overall) has been chosen to compete in the 2015 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on Sunday, July 12th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH.

Major League Baseball made the announcement today on MLB Network and on MLB.com. Major League Baseball in collaboration with the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, MLB.com, Baseball America, and the 30 Major League Clubs selected the 25-man rosters for both Team USA and Team World.

Giolito, 20, will represent Team USA in their clash against Team World for the second consecutive season, and the flamethrowing phenom will be joined by SS Trea Turner of the Double-A Harrisburg Senators on the All-Star Futures Game Team USA Roster.

Turner was the player to be named later in the three-team December, 2014 trade that also sent RHP Joe Ross to the Nationals while trade headliner, OF Wil Myers went from the Tampa Bay Rays to the San Diego Padres, and OF Steven Souza Jr. was sent by Washington to Tampa Bay.

Giolito (Baseball America's number seven overall prospect in MLB) has earned a (2-4) record with Potomac in 2015 to complement a 3.71 earned run average (18 earned runs in 43.2 innings pitched) in eight starts. The prospect ace of the P-Nats' pitching staff has fanned 57 batters and walked just 12 men without surrendering a home run this season.

Giolito was the Washington Nationals 2014 Minor League Pitcher of the Year after hurling to a (10-2) record and an organizational-best 2.20 ERA over 20 starts for the Class-A Hagerstown Suns a season ago. With Hagerstown, Giolito led Nationals farm arms with 110 strikeouts and after his campaign with the Suns, was named the "Most Outstanding Pitcher" and "Top Major League Prospect" in the South Atlantic League by MiLB.com.

Cleveland Indians top prospect, OF Bradley Zimmer (MLB.com's Cleveland Indians number three prospect; Baseball America's number two system prospect), is the only other current member of the Carolina League chosen to play in the 2015 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game.

Washington Nationals All-Time All-Star Futures Game Participants

Year Name Team Position

2005 Frank Diaz World OF

2006 Salomon Manriquez World C

2007 Emiliano Fruto World RHP

Collin Balester USA RHP

2008 Shairon Martis World RHP

2009 Danny Espinosa USA SS

2010 Eury Perez World OF

Danny Espinosa USA INF

2011 Bryce Harper USA OF

Brad Peacock USA RHP

2012 Alex Meyer USA RHP

2013 A.J. Cole USA RHP

Taylor Jordan USA RHP

2014 Michael A. Taylor USA OF

Lucas Giolito USA RHP

2015 Lucas Giolito USA RHP

Trea Turner USA INF

The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which is now in its 17th year, features the top Minor League prospects competing in a nine-inning contest as part of All-Star Sunday. The U.S. Team, which has won each of the last five contests, leads the all-time series, 10-6. As part of its live All-Star Week programming, MLB Network will exclusively televise and MLB.com will live stream the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at 3:00 p.m. (ET), with Matt Vasgersian, Dan Plesac, Heidi Watney and MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo on the call live from Great American Ball Park. SiriusXM, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of Major League Baseball, will provide live play-by-play coverage of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on MLB Network Radio (XM channel 89; Sirius channel 209) in addition to SiriusXM's other comprehensive live coverage from Cincinnati. The game will also be available to SiriusXM subscribers on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smart phones and mobile devices and online at SiriusXM.com. All-Star Sunday is the first of three days of All-Star events at Great American Ball Park, culminating with the 86th All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 14th. Tickets are available for purchase for the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and the All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game by visiting www.allstargame.com or visiting the Reds box office at Great American Ball Park.

The 2015 MLB All-Star Game will be played at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday, July 14th. The 86th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 160 countries. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network, MLB.com and Sirius XM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.

The Potomac Nationals play at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia, and are the Carolina League affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Potomac Nationals have claimed five Carolina League Championship titles (1982, 1989, 2008, 2010, and 2014) and nine CL Northern Division Championships. The P-Nats are the defending Carolina League Champions after winning the 2014 Mills Cup Championship Series. Potomac Nationals 2015 season tickets and mini plans are now on sale. Sponsorship opportunities for the 2015 season and beyond are available. Corporate outing reservations for the 2015 season to watch the future stars of the Washington Nationals at The Pfitz may be placed now as the P-Nats offer discounted group rates and all-inclusive picnics. Visit the P-Nats online at www.potomacnationals.com or call the Potomac Nationals Ticket Office at 703-590-2311 for more information!

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