CHICAGO — Jose Berrios won't be making his third straight start for the World team at the Futures Game, but it's possible another Twins signee could get the honor.
Chih-Wei Hu, a Taiwanese righthander who was shipped to Tampa Bay last July in a trade for reliever Kevin Jepsen, was one of 10 international pitchers selected to the World Team, MLB announced on Tuesday.
J.T. Chargois, the Class AAA righthanded reliever who spent a brief three-day stint with the Twins earlier this month, was the only Minnesota prospect named to either team. He will be in the U.S. team's bullpen at the July 10 game at Petco Park in San Diego. Chargois has struck out 26 batters in 20 1/3 innings this season at Rochester, allowing two runs for an 0.89 ERA.
Hu is a 22-year-old righthander who posted a 2.34 ERA in 13 starts at Class AA Montgomery this season, before being promoted to Class AAA Durham, where he has made only one start.
Berrios, started each of the past two Futures Games, which feature the best of MLB's minor-league prospects, pitching a scoreless inning each year. He gave up no hits in either outing, but struck out a batter in 2014 at Target Field, and walked one last July in Cincinnati.
The complete 2016 Futures Game rosters, with players' backgrounds, are available here.
