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Hart to Play in AFL Fall Stars Game

Former Keys Lefty to Join Yastrzemski on AFL West Squad
By
November 3, 2015

FREDERICK, Md. -The Frederick Keys are pleased to announce that Donnie Hart has been selected to play in the Arizona Fall League's Fall Stars Game. He will be joined on the West Division squad by former Keys outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. A game showcasing some of Minor League Baseball's top talent, the 10th annual Fall Stars game will take place this Saturday, November 7 at 8 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on MLB Network and streamed live on MLB.com.

In five relief appearances for the Peoria Javelinas, Hart, 25, is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA. Currently ninth in the AFL in ERA, the Texan has allowed just one run on seven hits in 6.1 innings. He has struck out seven and walked one. Hart has not allowed a run in his last three appearances, while he is limiting left-handed hitters to a .125 average.

This success follows an outstanding regular season for Hart. Splitting time between Frederick, Low-A Delmarva and Double-A Bowie this season, the Texas State product went 6-2 with a 1.49 ERA in 49 games. Logging 54.1 innings, he surrendered only nine earned runs on 44 hits, and posted a strikeout-to-walk ratio of nearly three to one (46 SO/16 BB).

Promoted to the Carolina League in mid-June, Hart went 5-1 in 27 games to go with a 1.03 ERA. Opponents hit just .208 against him. Moved up to the Baysox on September 3, the southpaw was a member of the Baysox Eastern League championship team.

One of Hart's teammates in Bowie as well as on the Javelinas, Yastrzemski, 25, is hitting .125 (4-for-32) with a home run and five RBIs in 10 AFL games. Spending all of his regular season at Double-A, the former Key batted .246 with six home runs and 59 RBIs in 128 contests, but turned things on during Bowie's championship run. In nine games, Yastrzemski led his team with a .406 average to go with two homers and eight RBIs as well as nine runs scored. During the playoffs he posted a 1.359 OPS and a .452 on-base percentage.

Making a quick cameo with the Keys in 2014, the former Vanderbilt Commodore batted .312 with a home run and 19 RBIs in 23 games. The highlight of his Keys tenure came on July 5 when he hit for the cycle against Lynchburg. Yastrzemski is the grandson of Red Sox great, and MLB Hall-of-Famer, Carl Yastrzemski.

Fall Stars teams are picked by Arizona Fall League Director Steve Cobb and his baseball operations staff along with scouting and farm directors from each Major League team.    

The Frederick Keys kickoff their 2016 season on Thursday, April 7 against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on the Grand Strand, while the home opener is scheduled for one week later on April 14 at 7:00 p.m against Lynchburg. Ticket plans for 2016 are already on sale, while all plan holders will receive a Manny Machado and Jonathan Schoop double bobblehead. For ticket information fans can call 301-815-9900 or visit frederickkeys.com.