BINGHAMTON,NY – The Eastern League announced today that Eric Campbell, Zack Wheeler andJefry Marte have been selected to represent the Binghamton Mets at the 2012Eastern League All-Star Game to be played at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading,Pennsylvania on Wednesday, July 11.
“Thisis recognition is well-deserved for these guys,” said B-Mets manager PedroLopez. “It is an honor that three of my players have been selected and it is anhonor for them that they get to represent their team and the New York Metsorganization.”
InfielderEric Campbell, 25, will be making his first trip to an All-Star Game in hisprofessional career. An eighth-round draft pick by the Mets in 2008 out ofBoston College, Campbell is in his third year with the B-Mets. In 57 games thisseason, he has compiled a .325 batting average, the third-best in the leagueand highest among active players.
TheConnecticut native has launched five home runs, driven in 31 runs and led theteam with 15 doubles. His .433 on-base percentage ranks him atop the EasternLeague.
Startingpitcher Zack Wheeler, 22, earns his second-straight All-Star selection.Acquired from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Carlos Beltran in July2011, Wheeler was named a California League Midseason All-Star while he was amember of the San Jose Giants (High-A).
Pitchingat the Double-A level for the first time, Wheeler has a 7-3 record and compileda 2.29 ERA, the third-lowest in the league. The righty has allowed the lowestopponent’s batting average among starters in the league (.182) and averaged8.81 strikeouts for every nine innings thrown. Wheeler was also selected topitch for the US Team in the All-Star Futures Game to be held in Kansas City onJuly 8.
Thirdbaseman Jefry Marte, 21, is headed to his first All-Star Game. The native ofthe Dominican Republic started the season with the B-Mets on a tear, hitting.326 over his first 36 games. He is Binghamton’s active leader with six homeruns and 37 RBI. Signed as non-drafted free agent in July 2007, Marte is in hisfifth season with the Mets organization. He played for the World Team in the 2011All-Star Futures Game.
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