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JACKSONVILLE ( www.jaxsportsday.com )   –   Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp infielder/outfielder Xavier Edwards and right-handed pitcher Anthony Maldonado have been named International League All-Stars, Minor League Baseball announced on Wednesday. Votes were cast by the league’s managers, with final decisions determined by the Commissioner’s Office. Edwards, named the IL’s All-Star as a utility player, led the circuit and finished second in all of Minor League Baseball in batting average (.351). The 24-year-old also ranked third in the International League and 12th in MiLB in on-base percentage (.429), tied for seventh in the league in stolen bases (32), 13th in OPS (.886), 15th in hits (130) and 17th in runs (80).  In 93 games with Jacksonville, Edwards batted .351/.429/.457/.886 with 14 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 47 RBIs. He was the circuit’s Player of the Week for both the weeks of July 3-9 and July 31-August 6.   A native of Coc...

FILE PHOTO/Jim Brady, Florida Sports Wire JACKSONVILLE ( www.sportsdayjax.com )  –   Xavier Edwards  homered on Thursday, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp dropped a 5-2 affair to the Gwinnett Stripers in front of 5,597 fans at 121 Financial Ballpark. Gwinnett (43-54, 11-12) put up a pair of runs in the opening frame. Luke Williams led things off with a walk, advancing to third on a Braden Shewmake double. Vaughn Grissom and Jesus Aguilar each hit sacrifice flies off starter Chi Chi Gonzalez (4-8), putting the Stripers up 2-0.   Shewmake (12) homered in the top of the third inning, stretching the Stripers lead to three.   Jacksonville (44-53, 12-12) cut into the deficit in the home half of the third when Edwards (4) ripped a solo shot, making it a 3-1 ballgame.   Grissom was hit by a pitch to lead off the sixth frame. Aguilar doubled, scoring Grissom, and adding to Gwinnett’s lead.   Magneuris Sierra...