Saturday, August 4, 2012

Cleveland Indians prospects Francisco Lindor, Jesus Aguilar named to Futures Game

Francisco Lindor and Jesus Aguilar, two of the Indians top young postion prospects, will play for the World team against Team USA on July 8 Kauffman Stadium as part of the All-Star game festivities.

lindor-trib-2011-cc.jpgFrancisco Lindor, Indians No.1 pick in 2011.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Indians minor leaguers Francisco Lindor and Jesus Aguilar have been picked to play in the All-Star Futures Game in Kansas City on July 8 as part of the All-Star game festivities.

Lindor and Aguilar will play on the World Team against Team USA at 5 p.m. at Kauffman Stadium. The big league All-Star game will be played July 10.

On Wednesday, Lindor, 18, started at shortstop and batted leadoff for the Class A Midwest League East All-Stars. He went 2-for-4 and batted leadoff. The Indians No.1 pick in 2011 is hitting .285 (71-for-249) with 13 doubles, three triples, four homers and 23 RBI in 60 games at Class A Lake County.

Aguilar, a 6-3, 257-pound first baseman, was signed out of Venezuela as a non-drafted free agent in 2007. The 21-year-old right-handed hitter is batting .295 (66-for-224) with 41 runs, 17 doubles, two triples, six homers and 30 RBI in 65 games at Class A Carolina.

ESPN2, ESPN2 HD and MLB.TV will carry the game live. SiriusXM will provide play-by-play coverage on the radio.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/06/cleveland_indians_prospects_fr.html

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