July 2, 2009

Former Illinois catcher Chris Robinson (Dorchester, Ontario) was named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team, which will face the all-stars from the International League in the annual Triple-A All-Star game, held this year at Portland's PGE Park on July 15 and televised live at 9 p.m. CT on ESPN2. He will start the game and share catching duties with Sacramento's Eric Munson.

Robinson currently plays for the Iowa Cubs and is hitting .319 with 30 RBIs and a .440 slugging percentage in 54 games so far this season. It is his first All-Star honor at any level of the minor leagues. The I-Cubs currently stand in second place in the PCL American North Division with a 40-39 record, 4.5 games behind division leader Nashville, with 10 games left before the All-Star break.