Curve sending three players to 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game
CURVE, Pa. (UPDATED 7/2/2019) - The Eastern League of Professional Baseball revealed the rosters for the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game with three players chosen to represent the Altoona Curve, the team announced on Monday. The game will be played on Wednesday, July 10 at The Diamond in Richmond, Va. at
CURVE, Pa. (UPDATED 7/2/2019) - The Eastern League of Professional Baseball revealed the rosters for the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game with three players chosen to represent the Altoona Curve, the team announced on Monday. The game will be played on Wednesday, July 10 at The Diamond in Richmond, Va. at 7:05 p.m.
Right-handed pitchers
Sulser, a 10th-round selection in 2017 out of Dartmouth, joined the Curve just after Opening Day and pitched 16 straight scoreless innings to start his Double-A career. He has gone on to pick up seven wins, the most among E.L. relievers while his 1.40 ERA is the second-best among pitchers in the league with at least 50 innings pitched. Sulser also hit a home run, the seventh by a pitcher in team history, on May 14 in Binghamton.
Vasquez was acquired by the Pirates from the Seattle Mariners as a player-to-be-named in the 2016
Delay, a fourth-round draft choice in 2017 from Vanderbilt, is the first Curve catcher since
Marvel, a 36th-round selection in 2015 out of Duke, was the Opening Day starter for the Curve and leads the club with seven wins, which ranks second in the E.L. Marvel garnered Pitcher of the Week honors for April 15-21 that was highlighted by a seven-inning, complete-game shutout in Richmond during the first game of a double-header and went on to pitch 20.2 consecutive scoreless innings from April 15-May 1. The righty from the Bay Area is ranked second in the league with 85.2 innings pitched and 10th with 71 strikeouts.
Full rosters for the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game are listed below:
WESTERN DIVISION ROSTER
Pitchers (11):
Catchers (2):
Infielders (8):
Outfielders (5):
EASTERN DIVISION ROSTER
Pitchers (11):
Catchers (2):
Infielders (9):
Outfielders (4):
*Unable to play
^Removed from the roster due to injury
%Removed from the roster due to promotion
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Complete, up-to-date rosters can be viewed here: Western Division Roster | Eastern Division Roster
Celebrating their 10th season in the Double-A Eastern League, the Richmond Flying Squirrels are hosting their first mid-season all-star game. Tickets for the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game and other events during the All-Star Week can be purchased at SquirrelsBaseball.com/AllStar or by calling 804-359-FUNN.
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