Futures Game: July 2010 Archives
I'm usually off on Sunday, but today, I'm covering the Futures Game in Anaheim. The game, part of the all-star festivities, represents some of the minor leagues' best prospects.
Nearly every organization is represented in the game, with no team getting more than 3 players in the game.
The 66ers and Quakes starting third basemen, Pedro Baez and Luis Jimenez, respectively, are playing for the World Team. Other players in the game include ex-Quakes Hank Conger and Alexander Torres (now with Tampa Bay), Mike Trout (reportedly expected to join the Quakes after the game) and Dodgers' No. 1 prospect Dee Gordon, who skipped the Sixers.
Trout, 18, seemed to get the biggest round of applause during pregame introductions, but Jimenez and Conger did too.
Gordon walked and scored a run in the first inning and Conger flew out. Trout did not start but pinch-ran for Phillies No. 1 prospect Domonic Brown in the first inning. Baez and Jimenez are not in the game yet. U.S. currently leads the World 2-1 in the bottom of the second. The U.S. serves as the home team.
About Pete
Pete Marshall Pete Marshall has been covering sports in the Inland Empire, including the California League, since 1991. Since 2005, he has served as the beat reporter for both the Inland Empire 66ers and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
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