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Pair of Fort Wayne Alums Tabbed for Futures Game

June 25, 2009 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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Fort Wayne, IN - Two Fort Wayne baseball alums were selected Monday to play in the Futures Game, which annually showcases the top prospects in all of Minor League Baseball. RHP Mat Latos and OF Luis Durango are headed to Busch Stadium in St. Louis for the game which pits the top prospects from the United States against Team World, the best from across the rest of the globe.

Latos, 21, played for the TinCaps earlier this season and breezed through the Midwest League. In four appearances with Fort Wayne this year, Latos went 3-0 with a 0.36 ERA, striking out 27 with just three walks in 25.1 innings. He has continued his dominance with the Double-A San Antonio Missions, where he is 4-1 with a 2.18 ERA in six starts and was also selected to play in the league's All-Star Game. He sparked the Missions to a first-half division championship as they won 12 of 15 to charge into first place at the end of the half. Latos, a Florida native, will play for Team USA.

Durango, 23, is also a Texas League All-Star with San Antonio, batting .299 with 26 stolen bases and 46 runs scored in 68 games. Mostly deployed as a leadoff man, Durango played for Fort Wayne last year and hit .305 with a home run and 14 stolen bases in 93 games. Durango will play for Team World representing his homeland of Panama. He also played for Team Panama in this spring's World Baseball Classic and went 3-for-5 at the plate.

"This is a testament to the type of talent we've had here in Fort Wayne over the last few years," TinCaps president Mike Nutter said. "We thought Mat and Luis were on their way to becoming stars at the game's highest level, and playing in the Futures Game only validates that thought."

The 11th Futures Game is slated for Sunday, July 12th at 2:00pm at Busch Stadium in St. Louis and will be televised on ESPN2. Twenty-five players were selected for each roster. Current stars including Mets INF Jose Reyes, Indians OF Grady Sizemore and Royals DH Billy Butler have been selected MVPs in the Futures Game's first ten editions.

The TinCaps open the second half of the season at Parkview Field, Thursday at 7:05pm against the South Bend Silver Hawks (Class-A Arizona Diamondbacks). Fort Wayne RHP Simon Castro (4-4) goes to the hill against South Bend RHP Randy Rodriguez (1-4). The TinCaps' "Thirsty Thursday" prices will be in effect, with $1 beers and $2 well drink specials.

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