Latimore Named Eastern League All-Star
BOWIE, Md. - The Bowie Baysox and the Eastern League of Professional Baseball Clubs announce today that Baysox outfielder Quincy Latimore has been named to the 2015 Eastern League Season Ending All-Star Team. The team is voted on by Eastern League managers and coaches, sportswriters, radio and television broadcasters and other members of the media.
Latimore is the only 2015 Baysox player to earn this recognition after the Baysox set a club record and led the league with four selections in 2014 (1B Christian Walker, 3B Niuman Romero, OF Dariel Alvarez, Reliever Oliver Drake).
Latimore has been one of the best power hitters in the Eastern League this season. He currently leads the Baysox with 16 home runs, 66 runs scored and he is second with 52 RBI. He also leads the Eastern League with 51 extra-base hits and is tied with teammate Mike Yastrzemski for second in the league with 29 doubles. Latimore also played in the Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star game as a replacement for Yastrzemski in his first season in the Orioles organization. Latimore has previously played with the Altoona Curve, Akron Aeros and Harrisburg Senators in the Eastern League during his Minor League career.
The complete 2015 Eastern League All-Star Team is:
1B: Brock Stassi, Reading
2B: Max Moroff, Altoona
3B: Yandy Diaz, Akron
SS: Gavin Cecchini, Binghamton
C: Pedro Severino, Harrisburg
OF: Wynton Bernard, Erie
OF: Quincy Latimore, Bowie
OF: Mike Tauchman, New Britain
DH: Dean Green, Erie
UTL: Josh Rodriguez, Binghamton
RH Starting Pitcher: Michael Fulmer, Erie/Binghamton
LH Starting Pitcher: Richard Bleier, Harrisburg
Relief Pitcher: Stephen Shackleford, Reading
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