The White Sox and Chicago Cubs will have two prospects in the 2012 MLB Futures Game. OF Jae-Hoon Ha will start on the World Team, representing the Cubs, and switch-hitting 3B Carlos Sanchez will play from the bench for the World.
The Futures Game yearly pits some of the league's top prospects against each other in a preview of talented players soon to be in the MLB. The game's alumni include Sox DH Adam Dunn and Cubs SS Starlin Castro.
Here are the details for the event:
Game Time: 4:00 p.m. CDT, Sunday, July, 8
Broadcast: MLB.com (streaming), ESPN2 (TV), XM 89 (satellite radio)
Starting Lineups:
| STARTING LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| U.S. | # | World |
| SS: Billy Hamilton, CIN | 1 | 2B: Jean Segura, LAA |
| 2B: Kolten Wong, STL | 2 | SS: Jurickson Profar, TEX |
| RF: Wil Myers, KC | 3 | RF: Oscar Taveras, STL |
| 3B: Mike Olt, TEX | 4 | LF: Alfredo Marte, ARI |
| 1B: Jonathan Singleton, HOU | 5 | DH: Xander Bogaerts, BOS |
| LF: Michael Choice, OAK | 6 | 3B: Wilmer Flores, NYM |
| DH: Nick Castellanos, DET | 7 | 1B: Jesus Aguilar, CLE |
| C: Tommy Joseph, SF | 8 | CF: Jae-Hoon Ha, CHC |
| CF: Anthony Gose, TOR | 9 | C: Christian Bethancourt, ATL |
| RHP: Jake Odorizzi, KC | P | RHP: Yordano Ventura, KC |
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