Wong, U.S. win Futures game

By Greg Echlin / Special to the Star-Advertiser

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 09, 2012

~~<p>Kansas City, Mo. » In the clubhouse of the All-Star Futures game Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, Hilo's Kolten Wong liked to use the word "stature."</p>
<p>It's on the upswing in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, but that's not what Wong was talking about. At 5-foot-9, it seemed like Wong consciously avoided the word "height." But he knows there are a lot of players under 6 feet who succeed in the big leagues.</p>
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Kansas City, Mo. » In the clubhouse of the All-Star Futures game Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, Hilo's Kolten Wong liked to use the word "stature."

It's on the upswing in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, but that's not what Wong was talking about. At 5-foot-9, it seemed like Wong consciously avoided the word "height." But he knows there are a lot of players under 6 feet who succeed in the big leagues. Login for more...