star gazing

When the Triple-A stars come out tonight in Buffalo, be on the lookout for Mississippi native Joey Butler. The right-handed hitting outfielder, in his fifth year in the Texas Rangers’ organization, will suit up for the Pacific Coast League team. Butler is batting .277 with 14 homers and 47 RBIs in his second tour at Round Rock. Butler, 26, was born in Moss Point and played at Pascagoula High, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and the University of New Orleans before Texas drafted him in the 15th round in 2008. He’s got a career average of .289 with 53 home runs. He doesn’t show up on the Rangers’ prospect charts (due perhaps in part to his high strikeout totals), but he has a chance to make an impression tonight in a star-studded game that will be televised by MLB Network at 6 p.m.