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  • Twins Shortstop Prospect Nick Gordon Will Play in Futures Game


    Guest Brandon Warne

    News broke Thursday afternoon that Twins infield prospect Nick Gordon had been selected to play in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game at Marlins Mark on July 9, 2017. Gordon, who has spent the whole season at Double-A Chattanooga, is the only player who'll represent the Twins at the game.

     

     

     

    The Futures Game -- which was first played at Fenway Park during the 1999 All-Star break -- was created to showcase top-end minor-league talent, and is separate from All-Star Games at each level. As one might expect, there have been some truly great talents represented at these events. Alfonso Soriano -- then a member of the Yankees organization -- was the first MVP of the game, with Jose Reyes, Grady Sizemore, Billy Butler, Nick Castellanos, Joey Gallo, Kyle Schwarber and Yoan Moncada winning the award over the last 17 years.

     

    Twins outfield prospect Rene Tosoni won the MVP in 2009.

     

    Gordon, who was prospect No. 60 on the preseason list for Baseball America, No. 50 on MLB.com and No. 48 on Baseball Prospectus, is hitting a stellar .310/.378/.488 through 69 games with the Lookouts, including 21 doubles, six triples and six home runs.

     

    The six home runs this year comprise more than half the home runs (11) he's hit as a professional in 362 games and just over 1,600 plate appearances.

     

    Gordon has played mostly at shortstop this season (53 starts), though he did see some time at second base (14 starts) earlier in the season when Engelb Vielma -- who was promoted to Rochester -- was still with the Lookouts.

     

    Twins Through the Years at the Futures Game

     

    Here's a look at the Twins who have been on Futures Game rosters since the game began:

    1999 - J.C. Romero, Michael Cuddyer

    2000 - Brad Thomas

    2001 - Grant Balfour

    2002 - Justin Morneau, Michael Restovich

    2003 - Joe Mauer, J.D. Durbin

    2004 - Morneau, Jason Kubel

    2005 - Francisco Liriano, Travis Bowyer

    2006 - Trent Oeltjen

    2007 - Matt Tolbert

    2008 - Luke Hughes

    2009 - Tosoni

    2010 - Liam Hendriks, Anthony Slama, Ben Revere

    2011 - Hendriks, Kyle Gibson

    2012 - Oswaldo Arcia, Alex Meyer

    2013 - Miguel Sano, Byron Buxton

    2014 - Kennys Vargas, Jose Berrios, Meyer

    2015 - Berrios

    2016 - J.T. Chargois

     


     

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