Overview
- Multiple outlets on Sunday reported that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts invited Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly to join the National League All‑Star coaching staff with Cardinals manager Oli Marmol named as the other non‑Dodger coach.
- Mattingly said he received an invitation from Roberts but declined to formally confirm his participation while waiting for an official announcement from Major League Baseball.
- Mattingly was named the Phillies’ interim manager after Rob Thomson was fired on April 28 and has led a 25-11 run that improved the team’s playoff odds and raised his national profile.
- The addition fits a long-standing All‑Star practice of including a representative from the host club—Philadelphia is hosting the July 14 game—which helps explain Mattingly’s expected role.
- Mattingly brings prior All‑Star coaching experience (2015 and 2018) and a six-time All‑Star playing history, and several Phillies players remain in contention to be named to the All‑Star rosters for the home crowd.