Through the first ten years in the history of the West Virginia Power, 38 players and one manager were named to the annual South Atlantic League All-Star game. From the early years of the affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers to the present day with the Pittsburgh Pirates, household names like Gregory Polanco, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain and plenty of others made the trek to the midsummer classic to represent the West Virginia Power.

This season, four players from the Power were selected to play in the annual South Atlantic League All-Star Game. When the initial rosters were announced on June 9, right handed pitchers Yeudy Garcia and Junior Lopez along with outfielder Elvis Escobar were selected to play in the 2015 All-Star Game at McCormick Field in Asheville, North Carolina. One week later, West Virginia infielder Chase Simpson was added to the Northern Division All-Stars roster.

Garcia, 22, earned his second-career all-star nod after receiving the same accolade in the Dominican Summer League last season. The right hander began the year as a member of the West Virginia Power bullpen and made eight appearances, owning a 2.82 ERA from April 10 to May 8. Garcia made a spot-start on May 14 in Hagerstown and went five shutout innings while limiting the Suns to just two hits to earn his first South Atlantic League win.

Since that day on May 14, Garcia has taken the ball every five days as a starter. Power pitching coach Mark DiFelice was asked what he liked about Garcia this season.

"Everything," DiFelice said in mid-May after Garcia was put into the full-time rotation. "When you have the ability to jump three levels like he has and coming to a full-season team like he did at 21 years old and having the 93 to 96 and sometimes 97 mile per hour fastball that he does. He's been very exceptional for us."

Lopez, 23, has also been exceptional out of the Power bullpen. The native of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Lopez earned his first career All-Star nomination after putting together a consecutive scoreless innings streak of 18.0 innings from April 9 to May 26. It was the longest by any Power hurler this season and the longest since Andy Otamendi finished last season with 19.1 scoreless innings from July 15 to the end of 2014.

"My objective is to stay concentrated, to compete every batter inning to inning, keep working hard, and stay focused on what I've got to do," Lopez said through a translator during his scoreless inning streak.

Escobar, 20, also earned his first all-star bid. The outfielder played in 55 games with the Power last season but appeared to be overmatched, batting .210 while averaging a strikeout per game. This year, Escobar got off to a slow start but has led the Power in hitting since the beginning of June. The Venezuela native also leads the Power with 17 multi-hit games as of June 18.

"Having three Latin kids making the all-star team is a very proud (moment) for the international operations (for the Pittsburgh Pirates)," Luis Silverio, Director of Latin American Operations for the Pittsburgh Pirates, said about the Garcia, Lopez and Escobar's nomination to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. "Those three guys deserve it. Those three guys have a lot of upside and I'm pretty pleased with the news they made the all-star team."

A week later after the initial rosters were announced, the Philadelphia Phillies promoted outfielder Carlos Tocci from the Lakewood BlueClaws to their High-A affiliate, leaving a void in the Northern Division roster. That empty space was taken by Power infielder and designated hitter Chase Simpson.

Simpson, 23, earns his first mid-season all-star recognition after he was the team's leading hitter from April 26 to May 30. A native of Dallas, Texas, Simpson was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 2014 MLB Draft out of Wichita State University. Last season, Simpson was named by MiLB.com as an organizational All-Star for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

"Chase to me is the epitome of what it means to be a pro baseball player," Keoni De Renne, Power hitting coach, said. "The guy does his work, day-in and day-out. He never wants a day off. He's never gonna complain about anything and when he gets in that box or whether he plays defense, he's gonna play his best whether he's at 80 percent, 20 percent, or 100 percent. You won't know because he's never gonna say anything about it. He's a complete grinder. He's the type of player that we love to have in our organization because he makes others around him better, so it is deserving that he gets a chance."

Of the 38 players selected to play in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game, there have been 15 players who went on to play in the Major Leagues. The most recent Power to reach the Majors was Dilson Herrera who was an all-star with West Virginia in the 2013. The last former Power to make it to the show with the Pirates was Gregory Polanco who appeared with West Virginia in the 2012 campaign.