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World Team Roars Back to Take 2016 All-Star Futures Game, 11-3

July 11, 2016 By Tom Nagel

Eloy Jimenez connects for a three-run home run in the ninth inning of the 2016 All-Star Futures Game.

Eloy Jimenez connects for a three-run home run in the ninth inning of the 2016 All-Star Futures Game. (Tom Nagel/ASG News)

SAN DIEGO – Trailing 3-0 after five innings, the World Futures scored 11 unanswered runs to defeat the USA Futures team 11-3 in the 2016 All-Star Futures Game at San Diego’s Petco Park. It was the World team’s first Futures Game victory since 2009, ending a six-game winning streak for USA.

Yoan Moncada of the Red Sox was named the game’s MVP after hitting a 406-foot, two-run home run in the eight inning, giving the World team its first lead. Moncada, who finished 2-for-5 with a stolen base, is the first player from Cuba to win the award.

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