David Ortiz and Torii Hunter to manage SiriusXM All-Star Futures Teams

Ten-time All-Star David Ortiz and five-time All-Star Torii Hunter will lead the World Team and the U.S. Team, respectively, during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on Sunday, July 15th at Nationals Park, it was announced earlier today on MLB Network. The remainder of the coaching staffs, as well as rosters and umpires for the 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game will be announced in the coming weeks.
The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which is now in its 20th year, features the top Minor League prospects competing in a nine-inning contest as part of All-Star Sunday. The U.S. Team leads the all-time series, 12-7. Last year in Miami, the U.S. Team defeated the World, 7-6, for its seventh victory in the last eight years.
Ortiz, a native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, played 20 seasons in the Majors as a designated hitter/first baseman for the Minnesota Twins (1997-2002) and the Boston Red Sox (2003-16). In 2,408 games played, "Big Papi" hit .286 and collected 2,472 hits, 541 home runs, 1,768 RBI and 632 doubles. One of the most feared hitters of his generation, Ortiz led the Red Sox to three World Series titles in 2004, 2007 and 2013. Ortiz finished in the top five in American League Most Valuable Player voting in each of his first five seasons in Boston from 2003-07, including in 2006, when he finished with an AL-best 54 home runs, which is a Red Sox single-season franchise record. He was voted the Most Valuable Player of the 2004 American League Championship Series after helping lift Boston out of a 3-0 series deficit against the archrival New York Yankees. Highlighted by his Game 4 walk-off home run, Ortiz hit .387 in the series with three home runs and 11 RBI as Boston became the first team to ever win a seven-game series after losing each of the first three contests. In 2013, the seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner hit .688 in the Fall Classic with two home runs and six RBI en route to the World Series Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. Ortiz, who was originally signed by the Seattle Mariners in 1992, won the 2010 Home Run Derby at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, was honored with the 2011 Roberto Clemente Award, and is an eight-time recipient of the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award. He currently sits 17th on Major League Baseball's all-time home runs list and ranks fourth all-time among Dominican-born players.
Hunter, who was selected by Minnesota with the 20th overall selection in the 1993 Draft, played 19 seasons as an outfielder in the Majors for the Twins (1997-07, 2015), Los Angeles Angels (2008-12) and Detroit Tigers (2013-14). In 2,372 games, the Pine Bluff, Arkansas native hit .277 with 2,452 hits, 353 home runs, 1,391 RBI, 498 doubles and 195 stolen bases. Known for his defensive prowess, Hunter claimed nine consecutive AL Gold Glove Awards from 2001-09. In 2002, Hunter was selected by the fans to start in his first All-Star Game at Miller Park in Milwaukee, becoming the first Twins outfielder to draw a Midsummer Classic start since Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett in 1995. Hunter delivered the highlight of the game in the bottom of the first inning, soaring high over the outfield wall to rob Barry Bonds of a home run. Torii, who was inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame in July 2016, led Minnesota to AL Central Division titles four times in five years from 2002-06, and was also part of two AL West-winning Angels teams (2008-09) and two AL Central-winning Tigers teams (2013-14). Hunter's son, Torii Jr., is currently an outfielder in the Angels organization after being drafted in the 23rd round of the 2016 Draft.
As part of its live All-Star Week programming, MLB Network will exclusively televise and MLB.com will live stream the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at 4:00 p.m. (ET), with Greg Amsinger, Harold Reynolds, Lauren Shehadi and MLB.com prospect expert Jonathan Mayo on the call live from Nationals Park.
SiriusXM, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of Major League Baseball, will provide live play-by-play coverage of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on MLB Network Radio (XM channel 89; Sirius channel 209) in addition to SiriusXM's other comprehensive live coverage from Washington, DC. The game will also be available to SiriusXM subscribers on the SiriusXM app for smart phones and mobile devices and online at SiriusXM.com.
Tickets are available for purchase for the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and the All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game by visiting www.allstargame.com or visiting the box office at Nationals Park.
MLB All-Star Week includes the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Nationals Park (July 17th), Gatorade All-Star Workout Day featuring the T-Mobile Home Run Derby (July 16th), All-Star Sunday featuring the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game (July 15th), Geico All-Star FanFest at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (July 13th-17th), plus a lineup of additional events taking place around the city. The 89th Midsummer Classic will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 180 countries. FOX Deportes will provide Spanish language coverage in the United States, while ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network, MLB.com and SiriusXM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information about MLB All-Star Week and to purchase tickets, please visit www.allstargame.com and follow @AllStarGame on social media.