Major League Baseball today announced the honorary coaches and staffs who will be a part of the 2026 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, to be played on Tuesday, July 14th at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. National League manager Dave Roberts of the defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers has invited manager Oliver Marmol of the St. Louis Cardinals and interim manager Don Mattingly of the host Philadelphia Phillies to serve as honorary coaches alongside the Dodgers’ coaching staff for the NL. American League manager John Schneider of the reigning AL Champion Toronto Blue Jays has asked manager Derek Shelton of the Minnesota Twins to work alongside the Blue Jays’ coaching staff in the AL dugout.
Roberts will lead the NL All-Star squad for a second consecutive year and for the fifth time overall after managing the team in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2025. Currently in his 11th season as manager of the Dodgers, the 2004 World Series Champion has guided Los Angeles to three World Series titles (2020, 2024, 2025) while leading the club to the Postseason in each of his previous 10 seasons along with five NL pennants and nine NL West Division crowns. Roberts earned the NL Manager of the Year Award in his first season with the team in 2016. Marmol, who is in his fifth season as manager of the Cardinals, will make his first Midsummer Classic appearance. In his first season with St. Louis in 2022, the Cardinals won 93 games and claimed the NL Central division crown. Mattingly, who served as Schneider’s bench coach for the AL Champion Blue Jays in 2025, became interim manager of the Phillies in late April. The 2020 NL Manager of the Year spent five seasons as the manager of the Dodgers (2011-15) and seven seasons as the manager of the Miami Marlins (2016-22) before serving each of the last three seasons on Toronto’s coaching staff. Mattingly, a six-time All-Star during his 14-year playing career, will make his third coaching appearance at the Midsummer Classic after serving on Bruce Bochy’s NL staff in 2015 at Cincinnati and on Joe Maddon’s NL staff in 2017 at Miami.
Schneider, in his fifth season managing the Blue Jays, will make his first appearance at the Midsummer Classic as a manager or coach. Schneider has led Toronto to the Postseason in three of his first four seasons, highlighted by the Blue Jays’ 94-win season in 2025 en route to the AL Pennant. He will become the club’s first manager to lead the AL All-Star squad since Cito Gaston at the 1994 All-Star Game in Pittsburgh. Shelton, currently in his first season with the Twins following six seasons as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates (2020-25), will make his second coaching appearance in the All-Star Game after serving on Rob Thomson’s NL staff at the 2023 Midsummer Classic in Seattle.
The athletic trainers for the National League will be Paul Buchheit of the Phillies and Yosuke Nakajima of the Dodgers. Morgan Gregory of the Phillies will serve as the NL’s strength and conditioning coach, while Phil Sheridan of the Phillies will be the NL’s clubhouse manager. The AL’s athletic trainers will be Jeff Collins of the Athletics and Eric Munson of the Angels. Scott Weberg of the Blue Jays will manage the AL’s strength and conditioning, while Kevin Steinhour of the Phillies will serve as the AL’s clubhouse manager.
MLB All-Star Week includes the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard (July 14th); Gatorade All-Star Workout Day featuring the T-Mobile Home Run Derby (July 13th); All-Star Sunday featuring the All-Star Futures Game and MLBx: All-Star 3-on-3 (July 12th); the MLB Draft presented by Nippon Express (July 11th-12th); the HBCU Swingman Classic (July 10th); and Capital One All-Star Village (July 11th-14th). The 96th Midsummer Classic will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and TVA Sports; and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries. FOX Deportes will provide Spanish language coverage in the United States. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game, while Univision will provide Spanish language coverage on radio. MLB Network and MLB.com will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information about MLB All-Star Week, including ticket information and updates, please visit allstargame.com and follow @MLB on social media.