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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

National TV & Radio For Rising Stars Game Saturday Night At Talking Stick
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Phoenix, Arizona The Arizona Fall League, known throughout professional baseball as a finishing school for Major League Baseballs elite prospects, stages its seventh annual Rising Stars Game at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. AZ) on Saturday, November 3 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick to help celebrate the leagues 20th anniversary season. Scouting and farm directors from every major-league organization, in consultation with Fall League Director Steve Cobb and his baseball personnel staff, selected the players for the annual showcase that pits elite prospects from the Fall Leagues East Division and West Division clubs. Each major-league organization is offered the opportunity to be represented by at least one player. The East Division roster fields players from the Mesa Solar Sox (Astros, Cubs, Dodgers, Orioles, Tigers), defending-champion Salt River Rafters (Blue Jays, D-backs, Nationals, Rockies, White Sox) and Scottsdale Scorpions (Angels, Giants, Indians, Pirates, Yankees). The West Division roster is stocked by the Peoria Javelinas (Mariners, Padres, Phillies, Reds, Twins), Phoenix Desert Dogs (Athletics, Braves, Brewers, Marlins, Rays) and Surprise Saguaros (Cardinals, Mets, Rangers, Red Sox, Royals). Managers Matt Williams of Salt River (East Division) and Dusty Wathan of Peoria (West Division) and their coaching staffs earned the right to manage Saturdays contest by having their clubs in first place in their respective divisions through the end of play last Saturday. Rosters Nineteen of this years Rising Stars are ranked among MLB.coms current Top 100 8 outfielders, 6 infielders, 2 pitchers and 1 catcher. The rosters also are dotted with 12 first-round draft choices and 11 players participated in the 2012 Futures Game during the All-Star Game weekend. West Division shortstop Nick Franklin (Peoria/Mariners) was MVP of the 2011 Rising Stars Game. Complete Rising Stars Game rosters follow. TV & Radio The contest will be nationally televised by MLB Network and online via MLB.com. Paul Severino (play-by-play) and Tom Verducci (game analyst) will call the game. Sirius/XM will offer the action to a national radio audience. Mike Ferrin (play-by-play) and Cliff Floyd (game analyst) form the broadcast team. First Six Rising Stars Games The first six Rising Stars Games showcased some of baseballs current standouts, including Ryan Braun, Jacoby Ellsbury and Hunter Pence in 2006, Brett Gardner and Andrew McCutchen in 2007, Gordon Beckham, Tommy Hanson and Drew Stubbs in 2008, Starlin Castro, Ike Davis, Buster Posey, Drew Storen and Stephen Strasburg in 2009, Dustin Ackley, Brandon Belt, Eric Hosmer, Jason Kipnis, and Ben Revere in 2010, and Bryce Harper, Mike Olt, Derek Norris, and Mike Trout last year. Remaining Games Two weeks remain in the Fall Leagues 20th anniversary season, highlighted by two remaining televised games. The Friday, November 3 Military Appreciation Game (Scottsdale Scorpions at Surprise Saguaros) at 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. AZ) at Surprise Stadium and the Saturday, November 17 AFL Championship Game at 3 p.m. ET (1 p.m. AZ) at Scottsdale Stadium also will be aired by MLB Network and available online via MLB.com. For current Arizona Fall League information, including pitch-by-pitch gamecasts by Baseball Advanced Media, visit www.mlbfallball.com. Also follow the Fall League via social media Twitter/mlbazfallleague and Facebook/mlbfallleague. more
Media Contact: Paul Jensen (paul.jensen@mlb.com, 480-710-8201)

2012 East Division Rising Stars

Angels Astros Blue Jays Cubs D-backs Dodgers Giants Indians Nationals Orioles Pirates Rockies Tigers Yankees White Sox
Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainers:
No. 34 35 57 34 24 32 59 43 43 40 45 Pitchers Chase Anderson Aaron Barrett Mike Belfiore Victor Black Jarred Cosart Trey Haley Heath Hembree Mark Montgomery Santos Rodriguez Coty Woods Tony Zych

9 44 22 37 7

Matt Williams (ARI) Mark Grater (WAS) Jon Nunnally (TOR) Bobby Magallanes (CWS) Ever Magallanes (CWS) Cory Barton (CWS) Chris Dovey (COL)
AFL SRR SRR MSS SCO MSS SCO SCO SCO SRR SRR MSS AFL SCO SCO AFL SCO SCO SCO SRR SRR MSS MSS AFL SCO MSS SRR SRR MSS MSS Org. ARI WAS BAL PIT HOU CLE SF NYY CWS COL CHC Org. CLE NYY Org. NYY LAA SF ARI WAS BAL HOU Org. SF DET COL WAS LAD HOU B R R R R R R R R L R R B R R B R S L R R R L B R R L R L R R R R R T R R L R R R R R L R R T R R T R R R R R R L T R R R L L R R R R R Ht. 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-3 Ht. 6-2 6-0 Ht. 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-2 Ht. 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 Wt. 175 215 220 185 180 180 210 205 180 190 190 Wt. 225 220 Wt. 205 195 225 180 195 195 235 Wt. 190 210 210 195 185 200 210 205 225 175 DOB 11/30/87 01/02/88 10/03/88 05/23/88 05/25/90 06/21/90 01/13/89 08/30/90 01/02/88 03/14/88 08/07/90 DOB 04/22/92 11/22/88 DOB 05/15/87 06/02/92 12/15/89 08/12/91 06/06/90 10/16/91 09/18/91 DOB 09/28/88 03/04/92 05/22/89 11/02/90 04/21/92 09/19/89 09/11/90 12/01/92 03/26/91 05/07/88

As of October 31, 2012

Birthplace Wichita Falls, TX Evansville, IN Commack, NJ Amarillo, TX League City, TX Nacogdoches, TX Picayune, MS Williamsburg, VA Sanchez, DOM Christiana, TN Monee, IL Birthplace Boqueron, VEN Lake Forest, CA Birthplace Margate, FL Adel, GA

2012 Club Mobile (AA) Potomac (A+) Bowie (AA) Altoona (AA) Oklahoma City (AAA) Akron (AA) Fresno (AAA) Trenton (AA) Birmingham (AA) Colorado Springs (AAA) Tennessee (A+) 2012 Club Carolina (A+) Scranton/W-Barre (AAA)

No. Catchers 9 Alex Monsalve 24 Austin Romine No. 18 6 46 2 17 19 43 No. 10 15 8 19 10 17 Infielders David Adams Kaleb Cowart Ricky Oropesa Chris Owings Anthony Rendon Jonathan Schoop Jonathan Singleton Outfielders Gary Brown Nick Castellanos Corey Dickerson Brian Goodwin Joc Pederson George Springer

2012 Club Trenton (AA) Inland Empire (A+) Rancho Cucamonga, CA San Jose (A+) Charleston, SC Mobile (AA) Richmond, TX Harrisburg (AA) Willemstad, CUR Bowie (AA) Harbor City, CA Corpus Christi (AA) Birthplace Diamond Bar, CA Davie, FL McComb, MS Rocky Mount, NC Palo Alto, CA New Britain, CT Bridgeton, NC Toa Baja, PUR Redlands, CA Tampa, FL 2012 Club Richmond (AA) Erie (AA) Tulsa (AA) Harrisburg (AA) Rancho Cucamonga (A+) Corpus Christi (AA) Akron (AA) Daytona (A+) Mobile (AA) New Hampshire (AA)

Selected But Unable To Participate 29 Shawn Armstrong SCO CLE 6 Javier Baez MSS CHC 15 Matt Davidson SRR ARI 37 Sam Dyson SRR TOR

2012 West Division Rising Stars

Athletics Braves Brewers Cardinals Mariners Marlins Mets Rays Red Sox Reds Royals Twins Phillies Padres Rangers
Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: BP Pitcher/Asst.: Trainers:
No. 22 30 38 47 30 35 45 59 46 15 62

63 31 16 58

Dusty Wathan (PHI) Lance Painter (SEA) Alex Pelaez (CIN) Brent Johnson (SEA) JoJo Tarantino (SD) (SD) Alan Rail (MIN)
AFL PDD PDD PEO PDD SUR PEO PEO PEO PDD PDD PEO AFL PEO PEO AFL PDD SUR PEO PEO PDD SUR PDD SUR AFL SUR SUR PEO PEO PDD Org. MIA MIA MIN MIL NYM CIN SEA SD TB OAK MIN Org. PHI SEA Org. ATL BOS PHI SEA TB TEX MIL STL Org. BOS KC CIN SD MIA B R L R R L R L R L R R B R R B R R L S L L L L B R R S R L R T R L R R L R L R L R R T R R T R R R R R L R R T R R R R R L Ht. 6-0 6-2 6-6 6-9 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-7 Ht. 6-1 6-2 Ht. 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-9 Ht. 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-4 5-11 Wt. 200 200 210 210 197 227 220 207 180 220 220 Wt. 215 220 Wt. 205 190 180 180 170 210 200 190 Wt. 190 190 160 210 189 170 DOB 03/21/87 11/25/87 10/23/87 10/29/88 04/14/89 02/13/87 11/06/88 11/28/88 01/30/90 09/29/86 11/19/89

As of October 31, 2012

Pitchers Michael Brady Grant Dayton Kyle Gibson Johnny Hellweg Chase Huchingson Curtis Partch James Paxton Kevin Quackenbush C.J. Riefenhauser James Simmons Michael Tonkin

Birthplace Laguna Beach, CA Madison, AL Greenfield, IN Ann Arbor, MI Fayetteville, AR Merced, CA Richmond, CB, CAN Tampa, FL Mahopac, NY Yorba Linda, CA Palmdale, CA

2012 Club Jupiter (A+) Jacksonville (AA) Fort Myers (A+) Huntsville (AA) St. Lucie (A+) Pensacola (AA) Jackson (AA) Lake Elsinore (A+) Montgomery (AA) Sacramento (AAA) Fort Myers (A+) 2012 Club Reading (AA) Jackson (AA) 2012 Club Lynchburg (A+) Sales (A) Reading (AA) Tacoma (AAA) Montgomery (AA) Frisco (AA) Huntsville (AA) Springfield (AA) 2012 Club Portland (AA) Northwest Arkansas (AA) Pensacola (AA) San Antonio (AA) Jupiter (A+) Memphis (AAA)

No. Catchers 13 Tommy Joseph 36 Mike Zunino No. 12 11 24 6 5 21 9 27 No. 25 19 77 12 24 Infielders Nick Ahmed Michael Almanzar Cody Asche Nick Franklin Hak-Ju Lee Chris McGuiness Hunter Morris Kolten Wong Outfielders Bryce Brentz Brian Fletcher Billy Hamilton Rymer Liriano Christian Yelich

DOB Birthplace 07/16/91 Phoenix, AZ 03/25/91 Coral Gables, FL DOB 03/15/90 12/02/90 06/30/90 03/02/91 11/04/90 04/11/88 10/07/88 10/10/90 DOB 12/30/88 10/26/88 09/09/90 06/20/91 12/05/91 Birthplace East Longmeadow, MA Santo Moningo, DOM OFallon, MO Sanford, FL Keonju, KOR Charleston, SC Huntsville, AL Hilo, HI Birthplace Knoxville, TN Fayetteville, GA Taylorsville, MS Santo Domingo, DOM Thousand Oaks, CA

Selected but unable to participate: 51 Sam Freeman SUR STL

06/24/87 Houston, TX