Midwest League Announces 2019 All-Star Rosters
June 5, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1) News Release
South Bend, IN - Richard A. Nussbaum II, President of the Midwest League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Inc., is pleased to announce the 2019 All-Star Game Rosters. The All-Stars were nominated and selected by the Field Managers of the Midwest League.
The South Bend Cubs, are hosting the 55th MWL All-Star Classic on June 18, 2019 at Four Winds Field, South Bend, Indiana.
The Field Staffs for the All-Star Classic will be:
Eastern Division - South Bend Cubs
Buddy Bailey, Manager
Jamie Vermilyea, Pitching Coach
Paul McAnulty, Hitting Coach
Pedro Gonzalez, Assistant Coach
James Edwards, Athletic Trainer
Dallas Lopez, Strength & Conditioning Coach
Western Division - Peoria Chiefs
Erick Almonte, Manager
Cale Johnson, Pitching Coach
Russ Chambliss, Hitting Coach
Brad Jacob, Coach
Chris Walsh, Athletic Trainer
Kyle Richter, Strength & Conditioning Coach
2019 EASTERN ALL-STAR ROSTER (6-5-19)
# POSITION STARTERS HT WT B/T DOB CLUB HOMETOWN
26 C Chris Betts 6-2 215 L/R 3-10-97 Bowling Green Long Beach CA
30 1B Jake Brodt 6-5 230 R/R 1-23-96 Lansing Huntington Beach, CA
9 2B Xavier Edwards 5-10 170 S/R 8-9-99 Fort Wayne Coconut Grove, FL
11 3B Miguel Vargas 6-3 205 R/R 11-17-99 Great Lakes La Habana, CU
4 SS Wander Franco 5-10 190 S/R 3-1-01 Bowling Green Bani, DR
40 OF Niko Hulsizer 6-2 225 R/R 2-1-97 Great Lakes Mohnton, PA
29 OF Will Benson 6-5 225 L/L 6-16-98 Lake County Atlanta, GA
25 OF Ulrich Bojarski 6-3 200 R/R 9-15-98 West Michigan Perth, AUS
28 DH Roberto Alvarez 5-11 151 R/R 7-28-99 Bowling Green Puerto La Cruz, VZ
RESERVE PLAYERS
21 C Pabel Manzanero 6-3 236- R/R 1-30-96 Dayton Palo Negro, Aragua, VZ
24 INF Dillon Paulson 6-3 200 L/L 6-10-97 Great Lakes San Marcos, CA
24 INF Andy Weber 6-1 190 L/R 7-24-97 South Bend Cleveland, OH
3 INF Nick Podkul 6-1 195 R/R 4-11-97 Lansing Schereville, IN
7 INF Tyler Freeman 6-0 170 R/R 5-21-99 Lake County Rancho Cucamonga, CA
22 INF Ryan Gold 5-11 210 L/R 10-10-97 Lansing Surfside Beach, SC
22 OF Grant Witherspoon 6-3 200 L/L 9-27-96 Bowling Green Littleton, CO
PITCHERS
30 P Easton McGee 6-7 220 R/R 12-26-97 Bowling Green Hopkinsville, KY
8 P Shane McClanahan 6-1 190 L/L 4-28-97 Bowling Green Cape Coral, FL
16 P Alan Strong 6-3 200 R/R 10-22-96 Bowling Green San Diego, CA
24 P Caleb Sampen 6-2 185 R/R 7-23-96 Bowling Green Brownsburg, IN
25 P Ryan Weathers 6-1 230 L/L 12-17-99 Fort Wayne Loretto, TN
17 P Henry Henry 6-4 210 R/R 12-17-98 Fort Wayne San Cristobal, DR
25 P Jose Chacin 6-4 192 R/R 3-25-97 Great Lakes Ciudad Bolivar, VE
14 P Austin Drury 5-11 190 L/L 8-13-97 Great Lakes Land O'Lakes, FL
31 P Manuel Alvarez 6-3 200 R/R 9-17-95 Lake County Santo Domingo, DR
20 P Josh Winchowski 6-4 210 R/R 6-28-98 Lansing Toledo, OH
21 P Cobi Johnson 6-4 210 R/R 11-6-95 Lansing Holiday, FL
25 P Jeff Passantino 5-10 225 R/R 9-24-95 South Bend Coffeyville, KS
36 P Riley Thompson 6-3 205 L/R 7-9-96 South Bend Evansville, IN
30 P Brailyn Marquez 6-4 185 L/L 1-30-99 South Bend Santo Domingo, DR
22 P Cam Sanders 6-2 190 R/R 12-9-96 South Bend San Diego, CA
2019 WESTERN ALL-STAR ROSTER (6-5-19)
# POSITION STARTERS HT WT B/T DOB CLUB HOMETOWN
10 C David Fry 6-0 215 R/R 11-20-95 Wisconsin Colleyville, TX
7 1B Brady Whalen 6-4 180 S/R 1-15-98 Peoria Vancouver, WA
5 2B Blaze Alexander 6-0 160 R/R 6-11-99 Kane County Cape Coral, FL
19 3B Nolan Gorman 6-1 210 L/R 5-10-00 Peoria Glendale, AZ
2 SS Brice Turang 6-0 173 L/R 11-21-99 Wisconsin Glendale, AZ
27 OF Jerar Encarnacion 6-4 219 R/R 10-22-97 Clinton Bayaguana, DR
2 OF Alek Thomas 5-11 175 L/L 4-28-00 Kane County Chicago, IL
35 OF Austin Dennis 5-11 165 R/R 6-6-97 Quad Cities Rockledge, FL
31 DH Chris Williams 6-1 225 R/R 11-23-96 Cedar Rapids Garden Grove, CA
RESERVE PLAYERS
10 C Cesar Salazar 5-9 193 L/R 3-15-96 Quad Cities Hermosillo, Sonora, MX
24 INF Gabe Snyder 6-5 235 L/L 3-4-95 Cedar Rapids Millersburg, OH
3 INF Trey Dawson 6-0 193 R/R 10-2-96 Quad Cities Charleston, WV
7 INF Buddy Kennedy 6-1 190 R/R 10-5-98 Kane County Millville, NJ
1 INF Jeremy Pena 6-0 186 R/R 9-22-97 Quad Cities Santo Domingo, DR
32 INF Delvin Perez 6-3 175 R/R 11-24-98 Peoria San Juan, Puerto Rico
7 OF Jesus Lujano 6-0 176 L/L 2-18-99 Wisconsin Caracas, VZ
PITCHERS
36 P Eric Marinez 6-1 160 S/R 9-12-95 Beloit Bani, DR
19 P Aiden McIntyre 6-5 220 R/R 8-27-95 Beloit Apache Junction, AZ
28 P Robinson Pina 6-4 180 R/R 11-26-98 Burlington San Cristobal, DR
23 P Jose Soriano 6-3 168 R/R 10-20-98 Burlington Santo Domingo, DR
34 P Cristopher Molina 6-3 170 R/R 6-10-97 Burlington Moca, DR
47 P Josh Winder 6-5 210 R/R 10-11-96 Cedar Rapids Richmond, VA
29 P Humberto Mejia 6-3 175 R/R 3-3-97 Clinton Panama City, Panama
33 P Chris Vallimont 6-5 220 R/R 3-18-97 Clinton Erie, Pa
30 P Blake Workman 6-3 195 R/R 10-8-97 Kane County Las Vegas, NV
12 P Diego Cordero 6-3 185 L/L 9-8-97 Peoria Santo Domingo, DR
27 P Matt Ruppenthal 6-4 221 R/R 10-21-95 Quad Cities Bloomfield Hills, MI
38 P Austin Hansen 6-0 197 R/R 8-25-96 Quad Cities Lenexa, KS
15 P Adam Hill 6-6 225 R/R 3-24-97 Wisconsin Anderson, SC
26 P Aaron Ashby 6-2 181 R/L 5-24-98 Wisconsin Kansas City, MO
33 P Logan Gillaspie 6-2 220 R/R 4-17-97 Wisconsin Bakersfield, Ca
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