2000 AAA All-Star Game

The 2000 AAA All Star Game was played on July 12, 2000 in Rochester, NY. The event was hosted by the Rochester Red Wings, the AAA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles at Frontier Field.

The home team International League was managed by Marc Bombard of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. His coaches were Rich Bombard of the Pawtucket Red Sox and Trey Hillman of the Columbus Clippers. The visiting Pacific Coast League was led by Tucson Sidewinders manager Tom Spencer. His assistants were Leon Durham of the Edmonton Trappers and Rick Anderson from the Salt Lake Buzz. The game was broadcast on ESPN2 with Dave Barnett, Brian McRae and Joe Castellano calling the action.

After a scoreless first three innings the PCL put up a run an inning for the fourth through sixth innings before exploding for a four run 8th to take a commanding 7-0 lead. The International League scored 2 in the bottom of the eight but after the PCL added an insurance run in the top of the ninth before shutting down the International League in the ninth to take the 8-2 victory. The game was a sloppy one as the teams combined for 7 errors. The win went to Giovanni Carrara of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Tomo Ohka of the Pawtucket Red Sox took the loss.

The Stars of Stars Awards were given to the game MVP from each team. The International League’s award went to Javier Delahoya of the Rochester Red Wings. Delahoya pitched 2 innings of perfect ball with one strikeout. The Pacific Coast League award went to Joe Vitiello of the Las Vegas Stars. Vitiello went 3-3 with 3 runs scored and finished the game a home run short of a cycle.

The game featured future big league talent such as Todd Walker, Ramon Castro, Aubrey Huff, Alfonso Soriano and Tomo Ohka. As well as Ruben Sierra becoming the first player to play in the AAA All Star Game after playing in the Major League All-Star Game.

Starting Lineups

International League				Batting Order		Pacific Coast League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Jason Tyner	CF	Norfolk Tides		1		John Barnes	CF	Salt Lake Buzz
Marlon Anderson	2B	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons		2		Jose Ortiz	SS	Sacramento River Cats
Billy McMillon	RF	Toledo Mud Hens		3		Pedro Valdes	RF	Oklahoma Redhawks
Karim Garcia	LF	Rochester Red Wings		4		Luis Raven	DH	Calgary Cannons
Luis Lopez	DH	Syracuse SkyChiefs		5		Chris Donnels	1B	Albuquerque Dukes
Aubrey Huff	3B	Durham Bulls		6		Scott McClain	3B	Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Gary Bennett	C	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons		7		John Roskos	LF	Las Vegas Stars
Danny Peoples	1B	Buffalo Bisons		8		Todd Walker	2B	Salt Lake Buzz
Chris Sexton	SS	Louisville Riverbats		9		Ramon Castro	C	Calgary Cannons
Josh Towers	P	Rochester Red Wings		SP		Nelson Figueroa	P	Tucson Sidewinders

Box Score

Sources

AAA Baseball