Umpires, coaches and official scorers announced for 2019 All-Star Game

Mark Wegner to serve as crew chief at 90th Midsummer Classic; Indians skipper Francona, Braves manager Snitker appointed as coaches

July 7th, 2019

Mark Wegner, a 21-year Major League umpire, will serve as the Crew Chief and work behind the plate at Baseball’s 90th All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday, July 9th at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

Wegner will work his second Midsummer Classic following his 2008 assignment at Yankee Stadium in New York. He has worked two World Series, five League Championship Series, eight Division Series and two Wild Card Games. Wegner’s crew will include Ohio native Brian O’Nora (first base), Phil Cuzzi (second base), Ohio native Tim Timmons (third base), D.J. Reyburn (left field) and Jordan Baker (right field). This will mark the third career All-Star assignment for O’Nora (2010), the second for Cuzzi (2008) and Timmons (2009), and the first for Reyburn and Baker. The Replay Official who will be based in the Replay Operations Center during the 2019 All-Star Game will be Fieldin Culbreth, a 23-year Major League Umpire. Culbreth worked the 2006 All-Star Game in Pittsburgh.

The Minor League Baseball Umpires who will work the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game are Jose Navas (home plate) of the Southern League; Brian Walsh (first base) of the Texas League; Jonathan Parra (second base) of the Southern League; and Jacob Metz (third base) of the Eastern League. All four umpires will be on the field for the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday, July 8th. Walsh and Parra also will be a part of Sunday’s All-Star Celebrity Softball Game.

American League All-Star manager Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox has invited manager Terry Francona of the host Cleveland Indians to join his AL staff. Francona, who played 10 seasons in the Majors, is in his seventh season at the helm of the Indians, as well as his 19th Major League season as manager following stints with the Philadelphia Phillies (1997-2000) and Red Sox (2004-11). Francona served as manager of the AL All-Star squad in 2005 and 2008 following World Series Championships with Boston, as well as 2017 following a World Series appearance with the Indians. In addition, Francona served as a coach on John Farrell’s staff at the 2014 Midsummer Classic in Minnesota. Cora’s Red Sox staff – including assistant hitting coach Andy Barkett, bullpen coach Craig Bjornson, third base coach Carlos Febles, first base coach Tom Goodwin, hitting coach Tim Hyers, pitching coach Dana LeVangie, bench coach Ron Roenicke and coach Ramon Vázquez – also will coach the AL. James Quinlan, head athletic trainer for the Indians, Jeff Desjardins, assistant athletic trainer of the Indians, and Joe Kessler, head strength and conditioning coach of the Indians, will tend to the AL All-Stars.

National League All-Star Manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers has invited manager Brian Snitker of the Atlanta Braves to join his NL staff. Snitker is in his fourth Major League season as a manager, all with the Braves, and will make his first trip to the Midsummer Classic. Roberts’ Dodgers staff – including hitting strategist Brant Brown, third base coach Dino Ebel, bench coach Bob Geren, pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, first base coach George Lombard, bullpen coach Mark Prior, hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc and instructor Jose Vizcaino – will also work with the NL All-Stars. Scott Sheridan, head athletic trainer of the Philadelphia Phillies, Todd Tomczyk, head athletic trainer of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Josh Seligman, strength coach for the Milwaukee Brewers, will round out the NL staff.

The official scorer for the 2019 All-Star Game will be MLB’s Cleveland-based scorer Chad Broski. MLB Cleveland-based official scorer Bob Maver will have scoring duties for the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game.

MLB All-Star Week includes the MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Progressive Field (July 9th), Gatorade All-Star Workout Day featuring the T-Mobile Home Run Derby (July 8th), All-Star Sunday featuring the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and All-Star Celebrity Softball Game (July 7th), and PLAY BALL PARK at the Huntington Convention Center (July 5th-9th), plus a lineup of additional events taking place around the city. The 90th 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 U.S., 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 https://www.allstargame.com and follow @MLB and @AllStarGame on social media.