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Sunday, July 13, 2008

07/13/08 USA Baseball will use the Futures Game as a reference in selecting the Olympic team


D'Antona on the all-star circuit this week

By Sarah Trotto
Arizona Daily Star

After the Sidewinders wrapped up a rain-soaked, extra-inning victory around 10:15 Friday night, Jamie D'Antona had little time to spare.

He had a 5 a.m. flight to catch. Destination: The Big Apple.

"So, I'll be working on pretty much no sleep," he said with a laugh while tending to his belongings in his locker. "Whatever. Sleep when you die, right?"

Thanks to a career season and a .375 batting average that ranks second in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, D'Antona was chosen for the U.S. team in today's Futures Game at Yankee Stadium....

... All kidding aside, the game will have its perks. D'Antona, a Greenwich, Conn., native who has numerous family and friends on the East Coast, will play in Yankee Stadium before it is demolished. In ...

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