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Houston Astros Prospect Loperfido Named Carolina League All-Star

The Houston Astros round out affiliated award announcements with Joey Loperfido being named to the Carolina League All-Star Team.

Kenny Van Doren

Houston Astros Prospect Loperfido Named Carolina League All-Star
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The Houston Astros have another award-winning prospect in their farm system with Joey Loperfido being named a South Carolina League All-Star. The utilityman played 82 games for Single-A Fayetteville before receiving a promotion to High-A Asheville in August.

The lefty slashed .304/.399/.473 with 17 doubles and nine home runs for the Woodpeckers. Despite, picking up his most starts at first base, the Duke product was named an All-Star for his play at second base.

On the season, Loperfido posted a .900 OPS with 12 home runs and 32 stolen bases between the two affiliates. The 23-year-old was the only Astros prospect to be named an All-Star for his Single-A play.

Loperfido ended the 2022 season on the 7-day injured list after being out with a positive COVID-19 case, a source told Inside the Astros in September. The 2021 seventh-round pick could be a dark horse to start next season with Double-A Corpus Christi.

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The Astros activated the following minor leaguers from the minor league 60-day injured list: Jose Alberto Rivera, Nerio Rodriguez, Brayan De Paula, Nolan Riggs, Marco Marcelino, Andre Scrubb, Austin Hansen and Jairo Solis.

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Kenny Van Doren
KENNY VAN DOREN

Kenny Van Doren is a writer for FanNation's 'Inside the Astros,' part of Sports Illustrated. Kenny formerly covered the Astros for Climbing Tal's Hill of FanSided. Kenny also attends the University of Missouri where he studies journalism. 

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