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Harrison, Jagielo, Vigil Named All-Star Starters

Published on June 8, 2018 under Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Southern League announced that Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp right fielder Monte Harrison, designated hitter Eric Jagielo and catcher Rodrigo Vigil were named starters for the South Division All-Star squad for the 2018 Southern League All-Star Game on Tuesday, June 19, at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Pensacola manager Jody Davis, manager of the South Division All-Stars, has Jagielo batting fifth as the designated hitter, Harrison batting seventh as the right fielder, and Vigil batting ninth as the catcher.

Harrison, the Miami Marlins No. 1 prospect according to MLB.com, earns his third All-Star honor, after previously being a Pioneer League Midseason All-Star with Helena in 2015, and a 2017 Midwest League Midseason All-Star with Single-A Wisconsin last season. Coming into Wednesday's games, Harrison leads the Southern League with 41 runs scored, is second in the league with 58 games played, and fifth in the league with 220 at-bats. Harrison is hitting .232 and leads Jacksonville with eight home runs this season in addition to his 18 runs batted in. Harrison, 22, is a native of Kansas City, Missouri, and he was acquired by the Marlins as part of a January 2018 trade with the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for former Jacksonville outfielder Christian Yelich. Harrison was originally selected by the Brewers in the second round of the 2014 draft out of Lee's Summit West High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

Jagielo has now twice been an All-Star in Double-A, as he was previously honored as an Eastern Leauge Midseason All-Star in 2015 with the Trenton Thunder in the New York Yankees organization. He was also a 2013 New York-Penn League Midseason All-Star with Staten Island, and a 2014 Florida State League Midseason All-Star with the High-A Tampa Yankees. Jagielo earns his first Southern League All-Star honors after he spent parts of the past two seasons playing in the league for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Marlins during spring training, and is hitting .237 with six home runs and leads Jacksonville with 35 runs batted in. Jagielo, 26, is a native of Downers Grove, Illinois, and was originally selected by the Yankees in the first round of the 2013 draft out of Notre Dame.

Vigil earns his second career All-Star honor, as he was previously a 2014 New York-Penn League Midseason All-Star with the Batavia Muckdogs. Vigil is hitting .237 for the Shrimp this season with a home run and eight runs batted in, and has been lauded for his defense at the catching position this season. Vigil has only commited two errors in over 292 innings behind the plate, and leads the Southern League by throwing out 20-of-42 would-be basestealers (48 percent), the best mark of any Southern League catcher this season. Vigil, 25, is a native of David, Panama, and was origianally signed by the Marlins as an international free agent on August 5, 2009.

The trio of position players were joined on the South Division All-Star roster by right-handed pitcher Nick Neidert, as well as right-handed pitcher Pablo Lopez and left-handed pitcher Jose Quijada, both currently on the Triple-A New Orleans roster in the Marlins organization.

The 2018 All-Star Game will be played on Tuesday, June 19, at Regions Field, home of the Birmingham Barons, at 8:05 p.m. ET.

The Jumbo Shrimp return home for a 10-game homestand beginning Friday, June 8, against the Biloxi Shuckers. Fans may visit any participating NAPA AutoCare Center to get a FREE general admission ticket (reserved seat upgrade available at the box office) for the game that concludes with NAPA AutoCare Family Fireworks. The Jumbo Shrimp wear red "Bold City" jerseys to support the military on Red Shirt Friday, when fans who wear red can save $1 per ticket at the box office or donate the $1 to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Friday Night Lites Miller Lite Happy Hour offers $1 12-oz. Miller Lite and $1 off craft beer specials in the Craft Cave by the third-base gates until 7:30 p.m. The game is presented by 99.9 Gator Country.

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