While they won’t have the chance to manage any Philadelphia Phillies prospects, Jim Thome and Charlie Manuel, two Phillies Wall of Famers, will reunite on the coaching staff of the American League for the MLB All-Star Futures Game this July.
With the game in Cleveland, Thome, who spent parts of 13 seasons as a member of the Indians, has been tabbed to manage the game, which will take place on Sunday July 7. Now 48, Thome has picked Manuel, who managed him both in Cleveland and Philadelphia, to be his bench coach, according to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia.