Four Chosen to Represent Goldeyes at All-Star Game
WINNIPEG, MB – The American Association announced Tuesday that Winnipeg Goldeyes infielder Matthew Warkentin and outfielder Max Murphy were chosen as starters for the West Division squad at the league’s upcoming All-Star Game. Pitchers Tasker Strobel and Ryder Yakel were also selected as members of the West Division pitching staff.
In his first season with the Goldeyes, Warkentin has made his mark in his home country. The Windsor, Ontario native ranks first among all West Division first basemen in home runs (11) and RBI (36) while also recording a batting average of .290. The 28-year-old slugger joined the Goldeyes for the 2025 season after two
productive seasons with the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League.
This is Murphy’s second All-Star nod as a member of the Goldeyes, previously being selected in 2023. Already a fixture in the franchise’s record books, Murphy found another page to fill in his fifth season with the team, as he became the Goldeyes’ all-time leader in home runs, surpassing Reggie Abercrombie by hitting his 93rd home run in a Goldeyes uniform. He has registered yet another productive start to the season, hitting .267 with nine home runs and 37 RBI.
Strobel is another two-time All-Star as a member of the Goldeyes, representing them in the 2022 game. A relief pitcher out of Avon, Indiana, Strobel has become a mainstay in the Goldeyes' bullpen for the past several seasons, and 2025 is no different. The 30-year-old has appeared in 24 games and has registered a 2.72 ERA and one save in 39.2 innings pitched.
Also out of the bullpen, Yakel receives his first All-Star nod as a professional. The second-year Goldeyes pitcher has been outstanding in 2025, appearing in 24 games while recording two saves and a 2.21 ERA. He acted as a Swiss-Army knife for the Goldeyes in 2024, splitting time as both starter and reliever when the team needed to find coverage for innings, and he did that and more whenever he was called on.
The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks will host this year’s All-Star Game in Fargo, North Dakota on July 22. Players were chosen by representatives of each club.
The Goldeyes’ series against the Sioux Falls Canaries continues Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. CDT at Blue Cross Park. Luke Boyd (1-5, 5.64 ERA) takes the mound for Winnipeg against Ryan Zimmerman (1-4, 11.48 ERA) for Sioux Falls.
Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca, with the pregame show beginning at 6:00 p.m. The game will also be broadcast in French on Envol 91 FM with Yanick LaRoche handling the play-by-play. The video stream of all Goldeyes games is available free of charge at AABaseball.TV.
For information about Single Game Tickets, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets.
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