Chamberlain Named to XM All-Star Futures Game Roster

Former Nebraska All-American Joba Chamberlain received another honor on Thursday, as he was selected by Major League Baseball and Baseball America for the 2007 XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game.

Chamberlain, a second-team All-American at Nebraska in 2005, will lead a group of 25 prospects on the Team USA Roster that will go against 25 prospects on the World Roster on Sunday, July 8, at San Francisco’s AT&T Park. The game will be televised nationally at 3 p.m. (central) on ESPN2 to begin All-Star game week activities. The game can also be heard on XM Satellite Radio (Ch. 176) beginning at 2:30 p.m. that day.

A first-round draft pick in 2006, Chamberlain has opened his professional career with a flourish, going 5-0 with a 1.76 ERA in nine starts between Class-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton in the New York Yankees organization.

He started his professional career in Class-A Tampa, going 5-0 with a 2.03 ERA in seven starts before being promoted to Trenton last week. In his first week at the Double-A level, Chamberlain was named the Eastern League’s Pitcher of the Week, going 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA in two starts, striking out 17 over 11 innings.

Chamberlain is the third former Husker to play in the Futures game, joining Jamal Strong (2001) and Alex Gordon (2006). Both former Huskers eventually reached the Major Leagues, as 122 current Major Leaguers have participated in the Futures Game over the last eight years.