LEXINGTON, Va. – Former VMI baseball standout Josh Winder will compete for the American League Team Sunday at the 2021 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado as part of MLB's All-Star Weekend. The game for top prospects will be played two days before the major-league All-Star Game at 3 p.m. and will be available on the MLB Network. Winder is the first VMI alum to compete in the contest.

Winder, a right-handed pitcher, has had a spectacular start to the 2021 season. He began the year at the Minnesota Twins AA affiliate Wichita and in 10 starts for the Wind Surge went 3-0 with a 1.98 ERA, 65 strikeouts and just 10 walks over 54.2 innings. Winder was promoted to Class AAA St. Paul in late June and has a 3.52 ERA and a 1-0 record in two starts. He began the season as the Twins #12 ranked prospect by MLB.com.  

Winder became the third-highest draft pick in school history when he was selected in the seventh round by the Twins in 2018. Winder finished his career at VMI with the top K/9 mark in school history, second in BB/9, tied for third in wins, second in strikeouts, and fourth in both games started and innings pitched. He earned Second Team All-SoCon honors in his final two seasons.

The American League team will be managed by former Minnesota Twin LaTroy Hawkins.