OTTAWA- Seven Canadians are on this year’s Triple-A All-Star ballot and you can have a say in sending some of these players to the mid-season classic scheduled for July 17th in Reno, Nevada.
Voting deadline is Wednesday June 26th at 11:59pm ET so make sure to visit The Triple A All-Star Game On-Line Ballot to place your vote today!
Here is a rundown of Canadian players on the ballot:
CF Jim Adduci (Burnaby, BC) Round Rock Express (Texas Rangers)
Burnaby-born Jim Adduci has slugged eight home runs and swiped 16 bases for the Express this season. The 2012 Southern League mid-season All-Star has also driven in 27 runs and has a .257 batting average.
LHP Andrew Albers (North Battleford, SK) Rochester Red Wings (Minnesota Twins)
Long-time National Team player Andrew Albers is arguably one of the hottest starting pitchers in all of minor league baseball right now. Winning six out of his last seven starts, Albers ERA sits at 3.00 and he has struck out 70 batters in 80 1/3 innings pitched.
C Lars Davis (Grande Prairie, AB) Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Colorado Rockies)
Playing his first season at the Triple-A level, Davis has settled in nicely with the Sky Sox hitting .276 in 42 games with two home runs and 17 RBI’s. Davis was a Texas League mid-season and post-season All-Star in 2012.
RHP Shawn Hill (Georgetown, ON) Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers)
Although his win/loss record doesn’t show it, Shawn Hill has turned in some quality performances this season including on June 15th when he tossed seven innings and gave-up only one earned run in a win over Syracuse and a complete-game effort in a loss to Charlotte on May 5th. Hill pitched for Canada at the 2013 World Baseball Classic and last appeared in the big-leagues in 2012 as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays.
1B Jordan Lennerton (Langley, BC) Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers)
One of the most feared sluggers in the International League, Jordan Lennerton is putting together a fine season in his first at the Triple-A level. Tied for sixth in the IL in both home runs (12) and batting average (.330), Lennerton is third on the Mud Hens with 37 RBI’s.
OF Jamie Romak (London, ON) Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals)
Romak burst out of the gate this season with an April that saw him hit .333 with five home runs and 15 RBI’s. On April 8th against New Orleans, the long-time National Team veteran hit three home runs and currently has 13 on the season to go along with 41 RBI’s.
OF Oscar Taveras (Puerto Plata, DR) Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals)
One of the top hitting prospects in all of baseball, Taveras was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, but spent a portion of his teenage years living in Montréal and has Canadian citizenship. The top prospect in the Cardinals system has a .296 average with five home runs and 28 RBI’s.
Fans also have an opportunity to cast a write-in vote which can be used to get some consideration for some other Canadians playing at the Triple-A level which includes:
C Chris Robinson (Dorchester, ON) Tucson Padres
C Luke Carlin (Aylmer, QC) Salt Lake Bees
RHP Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, QC) Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
INF Pete Orr (Newmarket, ON) Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
C Mike Nickeas (Vancouver, BC) Buffalo Bisons
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