2042 SIMBL ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED

SIMBL's 38th Midsummer Classic Is Here & Hosted By Pineapples In Honolulu, Hawaii This Season

Sacramento Closer Chris Ross Adds To SIMBL Record With 16th All-Star Game Selection

The voted starters for the Union League for the 2042 SIMBL All-Star Game are (top row left to right): Bristol C Matt Douglass, Oregon 1B Akato Sakata, Oregon 2B Kimoyo Shimazu, Westbury SS Popeye Parrish, Westbury 3B Kent Bennett.  (Botttom row left to right): Bend OF Anthony Guerrero, New York OF Mike Lunder, Montreal OF Logan Pickard, Calgary DH Kiki Jefferson and Oregon SP Julio Martinez.

The voted starters for the Syndicate League for the 2042 SIMBL All-Star Game are (top row left to right): Las Vegas C Robert Sladky, San Diego 1B Sean Daniels, Asheville 2B Cesar Cortez, Knoxille SS Kris Weston, Boston 3B Tyler Conway. (Bottom row left to right): Tampa Bay OF Roberto Santos, Norfolk OF Vincent Stewart, Chicago OF Johnny Abraham, Rochester DH Josh Robertson and Sacramento SP Connor Cox.

MOST SIMBL ALL-STAR GAMES:

*- Indicates First File Era (2005-2018) Player

The SIMBL recently voted in the 2042 Nicolas Mabie Memorial All-Star Game starters and the reserves were announced as well for the league's 38th Midsummer Classic that was hosted by Hawaii GM David MacKenzie's Pineapples in their sold-out E Komo Mai Field.

Of the voted starters Las Vegas catcher Robert Sladky was the only unanimous decision voted in by SIMBL GMs. Oregon 2B Kimoyo Shimazu, Westbury's Kent Bennett, Oregon 1B Akato Sakata and San Diego 1B Sean Daniels repeat as starters from last season.

Oregon's Julio Martinez and Sacramento's Connor Cox, a pair of former high first round draft picks, were voted to start for the UL and SL respectively.

Making the team for the 16th time and to extend his SIMBL record was current Sacramento's 40 year-old closer Chris Ross who made the team for the 12th consecutive season.  Ross' 583 saves are now third in SIMBL history.  Ross currently has the SIMBL's longest active All-Star streak at 12 consecutive seasons, one shy of the SIMBL record of 13 consecutive seasons held by SIMBL Hall Of Famer and all-time wins and strikeouts leader Alan Alexander Anderson and current free agent and future SIMBL Hall Of Fame closer Cedric Issacson.

The longest droughts of previous All-Stars ended as Westbury's J.D. Belcher makes his first All-Star Game since the 2034 season. Tampa Bay RP Todd Newell and Chicago SP Scott Lachanski make their first team since the 2035 season. Chicago SP Jimmy Wagner, Bristol SP Brock Vinci and Bristol RP Alberto Barrios make their first game since the 2036 season and Montreal 1B Cody Taylor, Chicago SP Bill Wischmeyer, Las Vegas SP Denny Butler and Austin 1B Kelly Hamilton make their first teams since the 2037 season. Seattle's Michael Caldwell, who needs 76 more hits to become only the third player in the SIMBL's 38-season history to have 3000 career hits, holds the record between previous All-Star Games making the 2041 team thirteen seasons after his previous appearance in the 2028 season.

Making the game for the 7th straight year is Montreal 1B Keith Cooper.  New York RF Michael Werner has a 6-season streak while Texas' RF D.D. Styles has a 5-season streak.

Getting honors for the 4th consecutive season are Oregon 2B Kimoyo Shimazu, Montreal CL Hank Savage, Sacramento RF Ben Mitchell and Rochester CF Matthew Morraco.

San Diego SS Robert Wade was the only rookie named to play in the game. Seattle OF Octavio Abreu, Boston reliever Cesar Cruz and Chicago SP Jimmy Wagner at age 40 are the oldest players to play in this season's game.

Among first-time All-Stars Seattle 2B Dan Lee and Boston RP Armando Gonzalez are the oldest to make their debuts at 35 years-old.

Making the game for the 14th time in his illustrious career is Hawaii 3B Deryk Ryles.

For the 13th time current Calgary reliever Keith Patterson made the game after having another solid season thus far.

Joining the few 10+ -time All-Stars in league history now are 10: Bend SP Manuel Cabrera, who recently joined the 200-win club and Chicago SP Jimmy Wagner, who recently climbed into third-place in career wins (283) behind SIMBL Hall Of Famers Alan Alexander Anderson (335) and the First File Era's Bobby Grimes (313).

9-time All-Stars are now Westbury 3B Kent Bennett, Montreal 1B Cody Taylor, Austin SP Michael Martin and San Diego LF Keegan Bryant.

Making the game for the 8th time in their careers are Texas SP Michael Kilbane, Texas SP Eric Richards, Calgary 1B Hue Henderson, Cleveland 3B Kendry Barbee and Sacramento LF Ben Mitchell.

7-time All-Stars now include 7: Montreal OF Logan Pickard, San Diego 1B Sean Daniels, Hawaii CL Francisco Martinez, Montreal 1B Keith Cooper, Tampa Bay RP Todd Newell and Rochester CL Otto Orf.

Making the midsummer trip for the 6th time are Oregon 1B Akato Sakata, Bristol SP Brock Vinci, Seattle RF Octavio Abreu, New York RF Michael Werner and Texas RF D.D. Styles.

5-time All-Stars now include Chicago OF Johnny Abraham, Calgary CL Russell Kirk, Montreal 3B Scott Porter, New York SS Gary Briggs, Sacramento SP Jimmy Dietz, Norfolk 3B Nyomo Yokota and Chicago RF Johnny Abraham.

4-time All-Stars are Oregon 2B Kimoyo Shimazu, Knoxville SS Kris Weston, Boston 3B Tyler Conway, Tampa Bay SP Lance Love, Westbury SP J.D. Belcher, Montreal SP Kazuki Choo, Montreal CL Hank Savage, Rochester SP Mitch Evans, Tampa Bay SP Lance Love, Las Vegas 3B Kenko Yamada, Knoxville SS Kris Weston and Rochester RF Matthew Morraco.

Making the team for the 3rd time are Bristol C Matt Douglass, New York OF Mike Lunder, New York CL Daniel Chase, Asheville 2B Cesar Cortez, Norfolk OF Vincent Stewart, Norfolk SP Antonio Pinetta, Asheville CL David Virgil, Bristol RP Manny Marino, Toronto 1B Joe Goans, Montreal 2B Matthew MacNamara, Calgary SS Pedro Santana, Calgary CF Tony Harmon, Oregon CF Angel Vasquez, Las Vegas SP Joe Cameron, Asheville SP Takuma Ito, Norfolk SP David Perez, Norfolk SP Antonio Pinetta, Norfolk SP Voodoo Rivas, Asheville SP Von Scott, Sacramento RP Orlando Sanchez, Sacramento RP Steven Schultz, Norfolk CL Mitchell Ramsey, Austin 1B Kelly Hamilton, San Diego 2B Felipe Santana, Austin CF T.J. Rose, Norfolk CF Vincent Stewart, Montreal SP Kazuki Choo and Tampa Bay RF Joey Slater.

2-time All-Stars are now Westbury SS Popeye Parrish, Bend OF Anthony Guerrero, Calgary OF Kiki Jefferson, Calgary SP Javier Luna, Las Vegas C Robert Sladky, Rochester DH Josh Robertson, Sacramento SP Connor Cox, Chicago SP Christopher Griffin, Boston SP Richard Nagy, Chicago RP Juilo Lopez, Westbury Tommy Murphy, Toronto SP Luis Romero, Montreal SP Michael Tucker, Bristol RP Alberto Barrios, Cleveland RP Kyle Miller, Westbury 1B Cade Maxwell, Oregon SS Casey Garner, Bend CF Kevin Howell, Seattle CF Michael Price, Bend CF Maurice Watson, Oregon RF Chris Metcalf, Westbury RF Howard Parks, Sacramento SP Connor Cox, Chicago SP Christopher Griffin, Chicago SP Scott Lachanski, Knoxville SP Pete Loranzo, Boston SP Richard Nagy, Las Vegas SP Gary Richards, Las Vegas SP Juan Rodriguez, Chicago SP Bill Wischmeyer, Las Vegas RP Denny Butler, Boston RP Cesar Cruz, Las Vegas CL Zachary Duff, Knoxville CL Cory Hamilton, Hawaii 2B Hector Colon and Rochester RF Josh Robertson.

And finally, making their SIMBL All-Star Game debuts are Oregon SP Julio Martinez, Cleveland SP Rickey Stanley, Calgary SP Gilberto Perez, Oregon CL Joe Washington, Dallas CL Keith Thompson, Montreal RP Rich Allen, Tampa Bay OF Roberto Santos, Chicago RP Ryan Pollock, Austin RP Bruce Stanford, Westbury RP Junior Becerra, Bend RP Ronald Huggins, Texas RP Tomas Petti, Cleveland RP Roberto Ramos, Calgary RP Kade Ratzlaff, Seattle 2B Dan Lee, Calgary 2B Trevor Lane, Montreal SS Christian Foster, Toronto CF Lawrence Richardson, Austin SP Michael Bates, Hawaii SP David Estever, San Diego RP Marcos Feliciano, Boston RP Armando Gonzalez, Chicago RP Neal Hatfield, Sacramento 1B Greg Robertson, Tampa Bay 1B Malcom Young, Austin SS Matt Blair, San Diego SS Robert Wade and Hawaii SS Gabriel Flores.

2042 SIMBL ALL-STAR GAME VOTED STARTERS:

(Career Appearances)
*- Indicates Repeat From Las Season

Union League Voted Starters:

C Matt Douglass Bristol (3) *
1B Akato Sakata Oregon (6) *
2B Kimoyo Shimazu Oregon (4) *
SS Popeye Parrish Westbury (2)
3B Kent Bennett Westbury (9) *
OF Anthony Guerrero Bend (2) *
OF Mike Lunder New York (3) *
OF Logan Pickard Montreal (7) *
DH Kiki Jefferson Calgary (2)
SP Julio Martinez Oregon 13-1, 2.34 ERA (1)

SP Michael Kilbane Texas 12-3, 3.35 ERA (8) *
SP Javier Luna Calgary (2) 10-4 3.31 ERA *
SP Rickey Stanley Cleveland 10-5 2.85 ERA (1)
SP Manuel Cabrera Bend 10-3 2.86 ERA (10)
SP Gilberto Perez Calgary 6-6 3.13 ERA (1)

RP Daniel Chase New York 4-0 23 SV 1.22 ERA (3)
RP Joe Washington Oregon 7-2 26 SV, 1.71 ERA (1)
RP Keith Patterson Calgary 7-1 1.69 ERA (13)
RP Keith Thompson Dallas 1-5 17 SV 1.70 ERA (1)
RP Rich Allen Montreal 3-1 1.49 ERA (1)

Syndicate League Voted Starters:

C Robert Sladky Las Vegas (2)
1B Sean Daniels San Diego (7) *
2B Cesar Cortez Asheville (3) *
SS Kris Weston Knoxville (4)
3B Tyler Conway Boston (4)
OF Roberto Santos Tampa Bay (1)
OF Vincent Stewart Norfolk (3) *
OF Johnny Abraham Chicago (5) *
DH Josh Robertson Rochester (2)
SP Connor Cox Sacramento 10-2 2.71 ERA (2) *

SP Lance Love Tampa Bay 9-4 2.61 ERA (4) *
SP Antonio Pinetta Norfolk 10-3 3.13 ERA (3) *
SP Jimmy Wagner Chicago 13-2 3.80 ERA (10)
SP Christopher Griffin Chicago 11-5 3.36 ERA (2) *
SP Richard Nagy Boston 7-3 2.76 ERA (2) *

RP Juilo Lopez Chicago 3-2 25 SV 1.90 ERA (2) *
RP David Virgil Asheville 5-3 20 SV 1.74 ERA (3) *
RP Ryan Pollock Chicago 3-0 2.06 ERA (1)
RP Bruce Stanford Austin 4-0 2.29 ERA (1)
RP Chris Ross Sacramento 1-5 23 SV 3.17 ERA (16) *

2042 SIMBL ALL-STAR GAME RESERVES:

(Career Appearances)
*- Indicates Repeat From Las Season

Union League Reserves:

SP J.D. Belcher Westbury 7-6, 3.24 ERA (4)
SP Kazuki Choo Montreal 9-6, 3.68 ERA (4)
SP Javier Luna Calgary 10-4, 3.31 ERA (2) *
SP Tommy Murphy Westbury 9-3, 2.76 ERA (2) *
SP Gilberto Perez Calgary 6-6, 3.13 ERA (1)
SP Eric Richards Texas  9-7, 3.27 ERA (8)
SP Luis Romero Toronto  6-3, 3.18 ERA (2)
SP Ricky Stanley Cleveland 10-5, 2.85 ERA (1)
SP Michael Tucker Montreal 9-4, 3.44 ERA (2) *
SP Brock Vinci Bristol 10-4, 3.69 ERA (6)

RELIEVERS 30 INNINGS PITCHED MINIMUM:

RP Alberto Barrios Bristol 4-0 4 SV 1.69 ERA (2)
RP Junior Becerra Westbury 5-2 2.77 ERA (1)
RP Ronald Huggins Bend 2-2 1.99 ERA (1)
RP Manny Marino Bristol 3-1 2.92 ERA (3)
RP Kyle Miller Cleveland 1-3 2.59 ERA (2)
RP Tomas Petti Texas 1-0 2.60 ERA (1)
RP Roberto Ramos Cleveland 2-0 1.71 ERA (1)
RP Kade Ratzlaff Calgary 1-1 1.99 ERA (1)
CL Russell Kirk Calgary 6-3 12 SV 2.62 ERA (5) *
CL Francisco Martinez Texas 1-4 29 SV 3.32 ERA (7)
CL Hank Savage Montreal 6-3 21 SV, 2.18 ERA (4) *

1B Keith Cooper Montreal (7) *
1B Joe Goans Toronto (3)
1B Hue Henderson Calgary (8) *
1B Cade Maxwell Westbury (2) *
1B Cody Taylor Montreal (9)
2B Trevor Lane Calgary (1)
2B Dan Lee Seattle (1)
2B Matthew MacNamara Montreal (3) *
3B Kendry Barbee Cleveland (8)
3B Scott Porter Montreal (5) *
SS Gary Briggs New York (5) *
SS Christian Foster Montreal (1)
SS Casey Garner Oregon (2) *
SS Pedro Santana Calgary (3) *
CF Kevin Howell Bend (2) *
CF Lawrence Richardson Toronto (1)
CF Tony Harmon Calgary (3) *
CF Michael Price Seattle (2)
CF Angel Vasquez Oregon (3) *
CF Maurice Watson Bend (2) *
RF Octavio Abreu Seattle (6)
RF Chris Metcalf Oregon (2)
RF Howard Parks Westbury (2)
RF Michael Werner New York (6) *

Syndicate League Reserves:

SP Michael Bates Austin 7-2 2.40 ERA (1)
SP Joe Cameron Las Vegas 8-5 3.33 ERA (3)
SP Connor Cox Sacramento - 10-2 2.71 ERA (2) *
SP Jimmy Dietz Sacramento 8-4 2.93 ERA (5) *
SP David Estever Hawaii 9-5 2.44 ERA (1)
SP Mitch Evans Rochester 10-5 3.54 ERA (4)
SP Christopher Griffin Chicago 11-5 3.36 ERA (2)
SP Takuma Ito Asheville 9-5 3.05 ERA (3) *
SP Scott Lachanski Chicago 4-9 3.07 ERA (2)
SP Pete Loranzo Knoxville 9-6 3.11 ERA (2) *
SP Lance Love Tampa Bay 9-4 2.61 ERA  (4) *
SP Michael Martin Austin 5-8 2.81 ERA (9)
SP Richard Nagy Boston 7-3 2.76 ERA (2) *
SP David Perez Norfolk 8-4 3.06 ERA (3) *
SP Antonio Pinetta Norfolk 10-3 3.13 ERA (3)
SP Gary Richards Las Vegas 6-1 2.46 ERA  (2) *
SP Voodoo Rivas Norfolk 9-2 3.73 ERA (4) *
SP Juan Rodriguez Las Vegas 7-3 2.72 ERA (2) *
SP Von Scott Asheville  6-6 3.10 ERA (3)
SP Bruce Stanford Austin 4-0 2.29 ERA (1)
SP Jimmy Wagner Chicago 13-2 3.80 ERA (10)
SP Bill Wischmeyer Chicago 11-6 3.67 ERA (2)

RP Denny Butler Las Vegas 1-2 3.02 ERA (2)
RP Cesar Cruz Boston 7-2 3.19 ERA (2) *
RP Marcos Feliciano San Diego 1-0 2.75 ERA (1)
RP Armando Gonzalez Boston 2-0, 2.92 ERA (1)
RP Neal Hatfield Chicago 1-1, 2.43 ERA (1)
RP Todd Newell Tampa Bay 1-1 1.80 ERA (7)
RP Ryan Pollock Chicago 3-0, 2.06 ERA (1)
RP Orlando Sanchez Sacramento 4-0 2.10 ERA (3) *
RP Steven Schultz Sacramento 2-1 2.10 ERA (3)
CL Zachary Duff Las Vegas 2-2 8 SV 0.64 ERA (2) *
CL Cory Hamilton Knoxville 2-2 19 SV 2.92 ERA (2)
CL Julio Lopez Chicago 3-2 25 SV 1.90 ERA (2)
CL Otto Orf Rochester 5-1, 26 SV 3.20 ERA (7) *
CL Mitchell Ramsey Norfolk 2-5, 28 SV, 3.50 ERA (3) *
CL Chris Ross Sacramento 1-5 23 SV 3.17 ERA (16) *
CL David Virgil Asheville 5-3 20 SV 1.74 ERA (3) *

1B Kelly Hamilton Austin (3)
1B Greg Robertson Sacramento (1)
1B Malcom Young Tampa Bay (1)
2B Hector Colon Hawaii (2) *
2B Felipe Santana San Diego (3) *
3B Deryk Ryles Hawaii (14) *
3B Nyomo Yokota Norfolk (5) *
3B Kenko Yamada Las Vegas (4) *
SS Matt Blair Austin (1)
SS Robert Wade San Diego (1)
SS Kris Weston Knoxville (4)
SS Gabriel Flores Hawaii (1)
LF Keegan Bryant San Diego (9) *
LF Ben Mitchell Sacramento (8)
CF T.J. Rose Austin (3)
CF Roberto Santos Tampa Bay (1)
CF Vincent Stewart Norfolk (3) *
RF Johnny Abraham Chicago (5) *
RF Matthew Morraco Rochester (4) *
RF Josh Robertson Rochester (2)
RF Joey Slater Tampa Bay (3)
RF D.D. Styles Hawaii (6) *