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Herrera, Polanco named to Futures Game Roster

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The rosters for the 2013 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game were announced Wednesday afternoon and two players from the Pittsburgh minor league system made the cut.

Dilson Herrera is one of two Pirates prospects named to the World roster for the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game. (Photo Credit: Tom Bragg)
Dilson Herrera is one of two Pirates prospects named to the World roster for the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game. (Photo Credit: Tom Bragg)

West Virginia infielder Dilson Herrera and Altoona outfielder Gregory Polanco will each take part in the game, played this season on July 10 at Citi Field in New York as part of the All-Star Game festivities, as members of the World team.

Polanco, a native of the Dominican Republic, is batting .312 with seven home runs, 36 RBIs and an .841 OPS in 65 combined games between Bradenton and Altoona. Herrera, who is from Colombia,  has spent the entire season at West Virginia playing mostly second base. He has seven home runs and 35 RBIs to go with a .281 batting average and .785 OPS in 61 games with the Power.

The rest of the rosters for the Futures Game can be found here.

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