HOUSTON -- Astros manager AJ Hinch has added Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash to his American League coaching staff for the All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, which already includes his entire staff in Houston. Hinch and Cash, both former big league catchers, have become friends the past few years, and both began managing their current teams in 2015.
Hinch's All-Star coaching staff will consist of Cash, Astros bench coach Joe Espada, first-base coach Alex Cintron, third-base coach Gary Pettis, hitting coach Dave Hudgens, pitching coach Brent Strom, second hitting coach Jeff Albert and bullpen coach Doug White.