The Midwest League Midsummer Classic will be held on Tuesday, June 20 at Dow Diamond in Midland, Michigan. The game will feature players from all 16 teams in the Midwest League. Representing Astros Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits will be position player Yordan Alvarez and pitchers Carson LaRue and Enoli Paredes.
Alvarez was acquired by Houston last year in a trade with the Dodgers. Relief pitcher Josh Fields was dealt away to Los Angeles, and Alvarez joined the River Bandits in mid-May. Alvarez is a 19-year-old Cuban and in 20 games is batting a ridiculous .