Bryce Brentz Named to IL All-Star Team and as a Triple-A HR Derby Participant
The Pawtucket Red Sox are pleased to announce that OF Bryce Brentz has been added to the International League All-Star Team for the 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game that will be played on Wednesday, July 12 at 9:00 pm ET at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington. Bryce has also been chosen
The Pawtucket Red Sox are pleased to announce that OF
Brentz will join PawSox teammates OF
Overall on the season, Bryce is batting .282 and is tied for 2nd in the league with 18 HR (one behind leader
The 28-year-old Tennessee native was a sandwich pick between the 1st & 2nd round of the 2010 draft by Boston (#36 overall) out of Middle Tennessee State University where he led the NCAA in average (.465), HR (28), and SLG (.930) in 2009 as a sophomore. Brentz has played for Pawtucket since late in the 2012 season and has belted 59 HR in 330 career games with the PawSox. He has also appeared in 34 games with the Boston Red Sox (2014 & 2016) and has a career Major League average of .287 with 1 HR & 9 RBI.
The 2017 Triple-A Game marks the 20th straight year that All-Star teams from the International League and the Pacific Coast League will face each other (the International League leads the series by a 12-7 margin since the game changed to the current IL vs. PCL format). The game will be played the night after the Major League All-Star Game and will be televised live on MLB Network, American Forces Network, MiLB.TV, and broadcast on the Triple-A All-Star Game Radio Network which includes the PawSox Radio Network (920 AM WHJJ the flagship). PawSox radio broadcaster Josh Maurer will be one of two handling play-by-play on the radio.