Willie Calhoun Named to MLB Futures All-Star Game

Fresh off his selection as a Texas League All-Star, Tulsa Drillers second baseman Willie Calhoun will now also be playing in another All-Star Game. Rosters for the 2016 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which will be played at 6:00 PM (CST) on Sunday, July 10th at Petco Park in San Diego, have been announced by Major League Baseball. Calhoun was selected to represent the Los Angeles Dodgers on the U.S. Team after finishing the first half of the Texas League season with a .273 average, 14 HR, 49 RBI, 16 doubles, a .341 on-base percentage and a .508 slugging percentage.

To view Calhoun's full stats, click HERE.

In addition, it was announced that former Drillers pitcher Jharel Cotton was also selected to represent the Dodgers as a participant on the World Team as a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Texas League umpire Nestor Ceja will be one of the umpires working the All-Star Futures Game as he was selected to work behind the plate.

Major League Baseball, in conjunction with MLB.com, Baseball America and the 30 Major League Clubs, selected the 25 players on each team. Each Major League organization is represented and players from all full-season Minor Leagues were eligible to be selected.

The teams feature 15 former first round draft picks (14 on the U.S. Team and 1 on the World Team), one player picked in Compensation Round A (U.S. Team) and four second round picks (all U.S.). Among the 15 first round picks, seven were selected in the 2015 Draft, one in the 2014 Draft and seven in the 2013 Draft.

The World Team features players from 11 different countries and territories outside the 50 United States. The Dominican Republic is represented by 13 players, followed by Canada (2) and Venezuela (2). Columbia, Cuba, Lithuania, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Taiwan and the U.S. Virgin Islands are each represented by one player on the World Team.

Complete Futures Game rosters, prospect analysis and rankings can be found by clicking HERE.

The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game will last nine innings, and in the event of a tie, a 10th inning will be played. The game will not go longer than 10 innings, regardless of the score. Players and coaches will be outfitted in special SiriusXM All-Star Game Futures Game caps and jerseys.

The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which is now in its 18th year, features the top Minor League prospects competing in a contest as part of All-Star Sunday. The U.S. Team, which has won each of the last six contests, leads the all-time series, 11-6. As part of its live All-Star Week programming, MLB Network will exclusively televise, and MLB.com will live stream, the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at 6 PM (CST), with Matt Vasgersian, Mark DeRosa, Heidi Watney and MLB.com prospect expert Jonathan Mayo on the call live from Petco Park.

SiriusXM, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of Major League Baseball, will provide live play-by-play coverage of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on MLB Network Radio (XM channel 89; Sirius channel 209) in addition to SiriusXM's other comprehensive live coverage from San Diego. The game will also be available to SiriusXM subscribers on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smart phones and mobile devices and online at SiriusXM.com. All-Star Sunday is the first of three days of All-Star events at Petco Park, culminating with the 87th All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 12th.