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Zephyrs' Morrison Selected to MLB Futures Game

June 22, 2010 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Metairie, LA - Rosters for the 12th annual XM All-Star Futures Game were announced today by Major League Baseball, and New Orleans Zephyrs first baseman Logan Morrison has been selected to play for the U.S. team.

Morrison, a graduate of Slidell's Northshore High School, is batting .326 in 39 games this season with the Zephyrs. He missed a month due to a shoulder injury, but came off the disabled list to reach base in 22 consecutive games, hitting .349 during the streak.

Morrison was ranked by Baseball America as the second-best prospect in the Florida Marlins system entering the 2010 season.

The XM All-Star Futures Game features many of the top Minor League prospects in baseball. The game will begin at 6:00 p.m. (EDT)/3:00 p.m. (PDT) and can be viewed live on ESPN2, ESPN2 HD and MLB.TV. XM will provide satellite radio play-by-play coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game on XM 175 in addition to its other comprehensive live coverage from Anaheim. Taco Bell All-Star Sunday is the first of three days of All-Star events at Angel Stadium, culminating with the 81st All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 13th.

Major League Baseball, in conjunction with the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, MLB.com, Baseball America and the 30 Major League Clubs, selected the 25- man rosters for each club, the U.S. Team and the World Team. Each Major League organization is represented and the World Team features players from 10 different countries and territories. Players from all full-season Minor Leagues were eligible to participate.

The XM All-Star Futures Game will last nine innings, and in the event of a tie, a 10th inning will be played. The game will not go longer than 10 innings, regardless of the score. Players and coaches will be outfitted in special XM All-Star Futures Game jerseys and will wear caps of their Major League organization with an XM All-Star Futures Game logo embroidered on the side.

Sixty-two players have competed in both the XM All-Star Futures Game and the Major League Baseball All- Star Game. In 2009, a record 30 Major League All-Stars were alumni of the XM All-Star Futures Game (including Evan Longoria and Matt Cain, both of whom were replaced on the All-Star rosters due to injury), edging the previous mark of 23 set in 2008.

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