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Romine, Noesi and Franklin Selected to XM Futures Game Roster

June 23, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(TRENTON, NJ) The Trenton Thunder, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, announced today that catcher Austin Romine, RHP Hector Noesi and Manager Tony Franklin have been selected to participate in the XM Futures Game in Anaheim during the MLB All-Star break. The XM Futures Game is considered the top showcase of baseball prospects and will be held on Sunday, July 11 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

Austin Romine entered the 2010 season as the #2 rated Yankees prospect by Baseball America. The Yankees second-round pick in 2007 is currently hitting .286 with four homeruns and a team-high 19 doubles.

Domincan RHP Hector Noesi began the season at High-A Tampa and was promoted to Trenton in mid-May. Noesi has excelled at Double-A with a 3-1 record and a 2.13 ERA in six starts. Noesi has recorded 34 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched, including a 10 strikeout performance on June 6 against Richmond.

Tony Franklin will make his third appearance on the Futures Game roster having represented the Thunder in 2007 and 2009. Franklin is in his fourth season at the helm in Trenton and won back-to-back Eastern League Championships in 2007 and 2008.

Noesi and Romine now total 14 Thunder players to appear in the Futures Game, joining C Jesus Montero (2009), INF Ramiro Pena (2008), RHP Joba Chamberlain (2007) and RHP Phil Hughes (2006) who appeared in the games the last four seasons.

Over 200 players who participated in the first 11 Futures Games are now on Major League rosters. Below is a list of former Thunder representatives in the Futures Games:

Sun Woo Kim (RHP) 1999

Tomakzau Ohka (RHP) 1999

Luis Garcia (INF) 2001

Jorge De La Rosa (LHP) 2002

Seung Song (RHP) 2002

Chien-Ming Wang (RHP) 2003

Dioner Navarro (C) 2003

Robinson Cano (INF) 2004

Phil Hughes (RHP) 2006

Joba Chamberlain (RHP) 2007

Ramiro Pena (INF) 2008

Jesus Montero (C) 2009

The 12th annual Futures Game can be seen live on MLB.TV, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD at 6 p.m. ET and followed live on MLB.com's Gameday. In addition, XM Radio will broadcast play-by-play coverage of the event live on XM 175. MLB.com will also provide complete coverage before, during and after the game.

The Thunder continue their series in Erie, PA tonight and will return to Waterfront Park on Friday to face the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Tickets are available by contacting the box office at 609-394-3300 or online at www.trentonthunder.com.

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