According to a Press Release by MLB.com, former All Stars Mike Piazza and Luis Gonzalez are going to be managing in the XM Futures Game. Piazza will manage the United States team while Gonzalez will manage the World team. The XM Futures game will air on July 10th on ESPN 2 ESPN 2 HD and on MLB.tv.

Piazza, who was the 1993 Rookie of the Year, enjoyed a strong 16 season career playing for the Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Padres, and Athletics. He was a career .308/.377/.545 hitter with 427 career home runs. Piazza also caught two no-hitters, Ramon Martinez’s in 1995 and Hideo Nomo’s in 1996.
Gonzalez, a 5 time All Star, played for 19 season compiling a total of 2,591 career hits. He hit .283/.367/.479 with 354 career home runs for 6 different teams, the Astros, Cubs, Tigers, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, and Marlins. He also had the the World Series winning walk off single in game 7 of the 2001 World Series against the Yankees giving the Diamond backs their first World Series Championship.
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