He will be the first pitcher to start in his home stadium since Max Scherzer got the ball for the NL at Nationals Park in 2018. On the mound, Dodgers icon Clayton Kershaw will get the start for the NL club in his home ballpark.
It was the first time in history an All-Star Game manager was not the manager of the team he took to the World Series the year before. Baker managed the NL in 2003 after taking the San Francisco Giants to the 2002 World Series, though he was manager of the Chicago Cubs that season. Houston Astros skipper Dusty Baker is managing the All-Star Game for the second time.
Brian Snitker, manager of the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, will guide a National League club looking to end the American League's eight-game winning streak.
