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The World Series will be over by Saturday, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any baseball on TV. Set your TiVo for 8:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 7 on MLB Network, and you can watch the fourth-annual Arizona Fall League’s Rising Stars Game.

The teams are split up by AFL divisions. The East team will have players from the Mesa Solar Sox (Angels, Cubs, Marlins, Red Sox and Twins), Phoenix Desert Dogs (Athletics, Blue Jays, Nationals, Orioles and Rays) and Scottsdale Scorpions (Giants, Diamondbacks, Phillies, Pirates and Rockies). The West team will be comprised of players from the Peoria Javelinas (Brewers, Dodgers, Mariners, Tigers and White Sox), Peoria Saguaros (Astros, Braves, Indians, Padres and Reds) and the Surprise Rafters (Cardinals, Mets, Rangers, Royals and Yankees).

The game is arguably as loaded with talent as the Futures Game and the scheduled starting pitchers are two first rounders: Nationals righthander, and first-overall pick, Stephen Strasburg will take the hill for the East squad and Braves lefthander Mike Minor will toe the rubber for the West.

Several young major leaguers have appeared in previous Rising Stars games, including White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham, Brewers third baseman Ryan Braun, Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar, Braves righthander Tommy Hanson, Yankees righthander Phil Hughes, Astros right fielder Hunter Pence and Orioles catcher Matt Wieters.

MLB Network will also broadcast the AFL championship game on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2:35 p.m. ET.

Here are the complete rosters for the Rising Stars Game.

EAST DIVISION
No.	Pitchers	Team	B	T	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	Organization
41	Andrew Cashner*	MSS	R	R	6–6	210	09/11/86	Chicago Cubs
24	Brandon Erbe	PDD	R	R	6-4	180	12/25/87	Baltimore Orioles
19	Reidier Gonzalez	PDD	R	R	5-9	215	11/01/85	Toronto Blue Jays
33	Matt Gorgen	PDD	R	R	6-0	210	01/27/87	Tampa Bay Rays
54	Andrew Johnston	SCO	R	R	6-5	205	04/20/84	Colorado Rockies
41	Danny Moskos	SCO	R	L	6-1	210	04/28/86	Pittsburgh Pirates
46	Toru Murata	SCO	L	R	6-0	175	05/20/85	Yomiuri Giants (NPB)
30	Blake Parker	MSS	R	R	6-3	225	06/19/85	Chicago Cubs
65	Matt Reynolds	SCO	L	L	6-5	240	10/02/84	Colorado Rockies
58	Dustin Richardson	MSS	L	L	6-6	220	01/09/84	Boston Red Sox
17	Drew Storen	PDD	R	R	6-2	180	08/11/87	Washington Nationals
37	Stephen Strasburg	PDD	R	R	6-4	220	07/20/88	Washington Nationals
No.	Catchers	Team	B	T	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	Organization
65	Hank Conger	MSS	S	R	6-1	220	01/29/88	L.A. Angels
10	Buster Posey	SCO	R	R	6-1	205	03/27/87	San Francisco Giants
No.	Infielders	Team	B	T	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	Organization
25	Brandon Allen	SCO	L	R	6-2	235	02/12/86	Arizona Diamondbacks
13	Starlin Castro	MSS	R	R	6-1	160	03/24/90	Chicago Cubs
3	Chase d’Arnaud	SCO	R	R	6-1	175	01/21/87	Pittsburgh Pirates
15	Matt Dominguez	MSS	R	R	6-1	210	08/28/89	Florida Marlins
14	Brandon Snyder	PDD	R	R	6-2	215	11/23/86	Baltimore Orioles
4	Josh Vitters	MSS	R	R	6-3	200	08/27/89	Chicago Cubs
6	Jemile Weeks	PDD	S	R	5-10	175	01/26/87	Oakland Athletics
No.	Outfielders	Team	B	T	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	Organization
8	Domonic Brown	SCO	L	L	6-5	204	09/03/87	Philadelphia Phillies
21	Grant Desme	PDD	R	R	6-2	205	04/04/86	Oakland Athletics
2	Bryan Petersen	MSS	L	R	6-0	200	04/09/86	Florida Marlins
24	Jose Tabata	SCO	R	R	5-11	215	08/12/88	Pittsburgh Pirates
11	Rene Tosoni	MSS	L	R	6-0	195	07/02/86	Minnesota Twins
*Unavailable to participate
WEST DIVISION
No.	Pitchers	Team	B	T	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	Organization
33	Phillippe Aumont	PEJ	R	R	6-7	220	01/07/89	Seattle Mariners
29	Michael Dunn	SUR	L	L	6-1	195	05/23/82	New York Yankees
25	Josh Fields	PEJ	R	R	6-0	185	08/19/85	Seattle Mariners
32	Javy Guerra	PEJ	R	R	6-1	195	10/31/85	Los Angeles Dodgers
33	Danny Gutierrez	SUR	R	R	6-1	180	03/08/87	Texas Rangers
29	Craig Kimbrel	PES	R	R	5-11	205	05/28/88	Atlanta Braves
15	Mike Leake	PES	R	R	6-0	180	11/12/87	Cincinnati Reds
32	Mike Minor	PES	R	L	6-3	200	12/26/87	Atlanta Braves
38	Andrew Oliver	PEJ	L	L	6-3	209	12/03/87	Detroit Tigers
53	Mark Rogers	PEJ	R	R	6-2	225	01/30/86	Milwaukee Brewers
46	Tanner Scheppers	SUR	R	R	6-4	200	01/17/87	Texas Rangers
No.	Catchers	Team	B	T	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	Organization
30	Jason Castro	PES	L	R	6-3	210	06/18/87	Houston Astros
17	Lucas May	PEJ	R	R	6-1	215	10/24/84	Los Angeles Dodgers
No.	Infielders	Team	B	T	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	Organization
28	Yonder Alonso	PES	L	R	6-2	215	04/08/87	Cincinnati Reds
2	Zack Cozart	PES	R	R	6-1	185	08/12/85	Cincinnati Reds
16	Ike Davis	SUR	L	L	6-5	195	03/22/87	New York Mets
13	Daniel Descalso	SUR	L	R	5-10	190	10/19/86	St. Louis Cardinals
11	Carlos Rivero	PES	R	R	6-0	185	12/18/84	Cleveland Indians
21	Mike Moustakas	SUR	L	R	6-0	195	09/11/88	Kansas City Royals
36	Lance Zawadzki	PES	S	R	5-11	185	05/26/85	San Diego Padres
No.	Outfielders	Team	B	T	Ht.	Wt.	DOB	Organization
5	Dustin Ackley	PEJ	L	R	6-1	185	02/26/88	Seattle Mariners
20	Jordan Danks	PEJ	L	R	6-4	210	08/07/86	Chicago White Sox
27	Chris Heisey	PES	R	R	6-0	200	12/14/84	Cincinnati Reds
4	Daryl Jones	SUR	L	L	5-11	185	06/25/87	St. Louis Cardinals
15	Casper Wells	PEJ	R	R	6-2	210	11/23/84	Detroit Tigers

That is a very impressive group of young men. But I don’t think it rivals the Futures game simply because there are usually so very few foreign players in the AFL.

Which makes me wonder why the Indians’ Carlos Rivero is even on the Saguaros roster. He’s Venezuelan.

From the AFL page on MLB’s website…

“One foreign player is allowed, as long as the player does not reside in a country that participates in winter ball, as part of the Caribbean Confederation or the Australian winter league.”

I’m confused. I’m happy for him, but I’m confused.

Posted by Joan | November 3, 2009 at 6:33 pm | Shortcut

I think that rule pertains to foreign players not affiliated with MLB teams. There are a couple of Japanese players this year, for instance. It doesn’t matter where minor leaguers originally came from, such as Starlin Castro.

Posted by Luke Gude | November 4, 2009 at 10:28 am | Shortcut

I’m not sure about that. There seem to be many more foreign players on the rosters this year. I just wondered if maybe they changed the eligibility rules but didn’t update that info on the website.

Can someone at BA help with this? I can’t seem to get anyone who might know to give me an answer.

Posted by Joan | November 4, 2009 at 7:37 pm | Shortcut

Joan –
I’m not positive on this, but I think it comes down to the word “reside.”

Posted by Conor Glassey | November 5, 2009 at 8:46 am | Shortcut