All-Star Futures Game

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All-Star Futures Game
All-StarFuturesGame2008Logo.PNG
Logo for the 2008 All-Star Futures Game
Frequency Annual
Location(s) Varies (see prose)
Inaugurated 1999
Most recent July 14, 2015 (Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Previous event July 15, 2014 (Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Next event July 10, 2016 (Petco Park, San Diego, California)
Participants Minor League Baseball players
Organized by Major League Baseball

The All-Star Futures Game is an annual baseball exhibition game hosted by Major League Baseball. Started in 1999, a team of minor league baseball prospects from the United States and a team of prospects from other countries in the World compete against each other. It is played as part of the festivities of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

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Origins

File:2010 XM All-Star Futures Game 03.jpg
The 2010 XM All-Star Futures Game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

The Futures Game was conceived by Jimmie Lee Solomon, an Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball, looking for an event to showcase the minor leagues and round out the All-Star week festivities.[1] Early versions of the game created marginal interest in the baseball community, but the event has drawn significance each successive year.

Format

Rosters for the Futures Game are selected by Baseball America magazine, in conjunction with MLB and all 30 major league teams. Every organization is represented, with no more than two players from any organization, and 25 players per team, divided into U.S. and World teams based on place of birth.

Players born in Puerto Rico are part of the World team despite being U.S. citizens by birth, because that territory has its own national baseball federation and national team.

Games last nine innings (seven innings prior to 2008), with up to two extra innings available to settle a tie after playing all regulation innings; if after 11 innings total, a tie still remains, the game ends. Pitchers are limited to pitching up to one inning.

Rosters are selected by a joint committee consisting of Major League Baseball, MLB.com, and Baseball America magazine.[2]

Any player selected to the All-Star Futures Game but promoted to the majors prior to the game is replaced.

Changes in 2008

Two major changes took place in the 2008 game:

  • For the first time, the United States team was drawn from the pool of players selected by USA Baseball for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[3]
  • The game lasted nine innings in regulation, rather than seven.

Larry Doby Award

Note: For the award winners, see the "MVP" column in the "Results" section (below).

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See also: Baseball awards § U.S. minor leagues

Each year, an award is presented to the game's most valuable player. In 2003, the name was changed from Futures Game Most Valuable Player Award to the Larry Doby Award.[4]*

Five of the 15 award winners have gone on to become MLB All-Stars: Alfonso Soriano, José Reyes, Grady Sizemore, Aaron Hill, and Billy Butler, while 115 total players have appeared in both games. Of those 115, 12 played in the All-Star Game the year after competing in the Futures Game, according to MLB.com.[5]
 * This award should not be confused with the Larry Doby Legacy Award, which is presented by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Results

Key
MVP Most Valuable Player
dagger MLB All-Star on a future occasion
File:Kyle Schwarber, 2015 All-Star Futures Game.jpg
Kyle Schwarber at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game
Results
Year Winner Score Ballpark MVP MVP organization Ref
1999 World 7–0 Fenway Park Alfonso Sorianodagger New York Yankees [6]
2000 U.S. 3–2 Turner Field Sean Burroughs San Diego Padres [7]
2001 U.S. 5–1 Safeco Field Toby Hall Tampa Bay Devil Rays [8]
2002 World 5–1 Miller Park José Reyesdagger New York Mets [9]
2003 U.S. 3–2 U.S. Cellular Field Grady Sizemoredagger Cleveland Indians [10]
2004 U.S. 4–3 Minute Maid Park Aaron Hilldagger Toronto Blue Jays [11]
2005 World 4–0 Comerica Park Justin Huber Kansas City Royals [12]
2006 U.S. 8–5 PNC Park Billy Butlerdagger Kansas City Royals [13]
2007 World 7–2 AT&T Park Chin-Lung Hu Los Angeles Dodgers [14]
2008 World 3–0 Yankee Stadium Che-Hsuan Lin Boston Red Sox [15]
2009 World 7–5[16] Busch Stadium Rene Tosoni Minnesota Twins [17]
2010 U.S. 9–1 Angel Stadium of Anaheim Hank Conger Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim [18]
2011 U.S. 6–4 Chase Field Grant Green Oakland Athletics [19]
2012 U.S. 17–5 Kauffman Stadium Nick Castellanos Detroit Tigers [20]
2013 U.S. 4–2 Citi Field Matt Davidson Arizona Diamondbacks [21]
2014 U.S. 3–2 Target Field Joey Gallo Texas Rangers [22]
2015 U.S. 10–1 Great American Ball Park Kyle Schwarber Chicago Cubs [23]
2016 Petco Park

See also

References

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