Nine Winter Garden Squeeze players named Florida League All-Stars

Three of Winter Garden's nine All-Stars — Pitcher Andrew Furey, catcher Drew Pynes and extra hitter Sean Stafford — were named starters for the West team.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 6:00 p.m. July 4, 2025

Winter Garden Squeeze catcher Drew Pynes (No. 6) lined up his swing.

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With a total of nine selections, the Winter Garden Squeeze had the most players named to the West All-Stars roster for the 2025 Florida Collegiate Summer League All-Star game — the second-most players overall named Florida League All-Stars, behind the Sanford River Rats’ 11 selections — slated to be played Tuesday, July 8 at Sanford Memorial Stadium.

Leading the way for the Squeeze are their three All-Star Game starters: Pitcher Andrew Furey, catcher Drew Pynes and extra hitter Sean Stafford.

Five more members of the Winter Garden pitching staff were named to the West All-Stars reserves: Carter Daniel, Liam Furey, Isaac Sewell, Jacob Iverson and Blayke Rabens. Squeeze outfielder Zach Walker was the only Winter Garden field player named to the West reserves.

Florida League All-Stars are selected by using a combination of fan votes and ballots cast by the league’s coaches, broadcasters, scorekeepers and league officials.

The nine Squeeze players will be joined on the West All-Stars by players from the Leesburg Lightning and Winter Park Diamond Dawgs and will match up against the East All-Stars, which are comprised of players from the DeLand Suns, Orlando Snappers and Sanford.

Prior to the All-Star Game, the 2025 Florida League Home Run Derby will lead the All-Star festivities at 6 p.m.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.