Luis Medina Selected To 2021 All-Star Futures Game

Bridgewater, New Jersey- The New York Yankees have announced that Somerset Patriots right-handed pitcher Luis Medina has been invited to participate in the 2021 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in Denver, Colorado. The game will be played at 3:00 pm ET (1:00 pm MT) on Sunday, July 11th and be aired live on MLB Network as a part of the All-Star Weekend.

Congratulations to RHP Luis Medina on being selected to represent the Yankees in the 2021 All-Star Futures Game. The game will be played on Sunday, July 11th at 3 p.m. ET at Coors Field in Denver. pic.twitter.com/XSbUjejp6O

— NYYPlayerDev (@NYYPlayerDev) June 30, 2021

Medina becomes the first Patriot to participate in a Futures Game. New York’s No. 7 (MLB Pipeline) and No. 9 (Baseball America) ranked prospect has 20 strikeouts over his first three games in Somerset.

Baseball America referenced Medina as having the “best pure stuff” in the Yankees system, with a fastball that has hit triple digits and a plus-rated curveball and changeup.

Medina will be joining outfielder Jasson Dominguez, the top-ranked Yankees prospect, in Denver for the event.

Originally acquired by the Yankees as an international free agent in July of 2015, Medina started this season 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 32.2 innings as a starter for Hudson Valley (High-A). On May 20th, he struck out a career-high 11 batters over 5.2 innings of work against the Brooklyn Cyclones.

About the Somerset Patriots

The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB’s winningest team. The Patriots compete in the Double-A Northeast League and play their home games at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball.

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