Jimmy Van Ostrand of Richmond, B.C. was added to the World Team roster for the All-Star Futures Game on July 8th in San Francisco, which is part of the festivities for Major League Baseball’s All-Star weekend.
The 6’4”, 210 lbs outfielder with the Class-A Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League in the Houston Astros organization is hitting .299 with eight home runs and 43 RBI in 63 games this season.
Van Ostrand was drafted in the eighth round of the 2006 MLB First Year Player Draft by Houston.
The All-Star Futures Game is an exhibition featuring prospects that are divided into two teams, Team USA and the World Team. The players selected to participate are chosen by all 30 Major League clubs in conjunction with Baseball America and MLB.com. In total, 12 countries will be represented in this year’s edition of the game.
