OTTAWA- Toronto Blue Jays prospect and Junior National Team alumni Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, ON) will represent Canada on the World Team at next month’s Futures Game at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Pompey, the lone Canadian selected to the World Team, is enjoying a fine season with High-A Dunedin where he is hitting .312 with 11 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 34 RBI to go along with 27 stolen bases in 29 attempts.
Earlier this month, Pompey played in the Florida State League All-Star Game.
In 2010, he was a 16th round selection of the Toronto Blue Jays in the MLB First-Year Player draft and later that year represented Canada at the IBAF World Junior Championship in Thunder Bay.
The Futures game, slated for Sunday, July 13th, as part of All-Star weekend in Minneapolis, features some of the top prospects in baseball in a Team World vs. Team USA format.
Fans in Canada can watch the game live on MLB Network and MLB.com beginning at 5pm ET.
Since 1999 the likes of Jose Bautista, Bryce Harper and Miguel Cabrera have competed in the Futures Game that has seen 115 graduates go on to compete in the MLB All-Star Game.
Current Canadian major league players Phillippe Aumont (Phillies), Erik Bedard (Rays), Brett Lawrie (Blue Jays), Russell Martin (Pirates), Justin Morneau (Rockies), Michael Saunders (Mariners) and Joey Votto (Reds) are former participants in the Futures Game.
