Coaching Staff
American League team manager Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays selected Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu and Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman as coaches for the team along with the rest of his Tampa Bay staff. Both managers participated in their first All-Star game this year, while Maddon will manage the All-Star squad for the first time after participating as a coach in 2003.
As the manager of the National League team, Charlie Manuel of the Philadelphia Phillies has selected Tony La Russa of the host St. Louis Cardinals and Joe Torre of the Los Angeles Dodgers as his coaches. Torre previously managed the Cardinals from 1990-1995. La Russa has managed an All-Star team five times, and led the 2005 and 2007 NL teams. This was Torre's first NL All-Star coaching position; he has managed an AL All-Star team six times. Manuel previously coached the AL All-Star team in 2002's tie game under Torre.
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