Manny Acta will be going to the All-Star Game in Phoenix as one of the coaches for the American League.
The Indians have already earned one spot for the All-Star Game as manager Manny Acta has been named one of the coaches for the American League.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Indians manager Manny Acta has been selected as one of the coaches for the American League in the All-Star Game, set for July 12 in Phoenix.
AL All-Star manager Ron Washington of the Texas Rangers named Acta and Toronto manager John Farrell as his coaches. Farrell is a former pitcher and farm director for the Indians.
National League manager Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants selected Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson and Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman to be his coaches. Riggleman replaced Acta as manager with the Nationals.
GALLAS HONORED: The Indians today announced that Lake County Captains OF Anthony Gallas has been named the organization's Minor League Player of the Week for May 8-14.
Gallas, a product of Strongsville High School and Kent State, is the third Captains player to win the award this season. For the week, Gallas hit .450 (9-20) with 5 runs scored, 3 doubles, a homer and 3 RBI in 6 games and posted an OPS of 1.292 (.542 OBP, .750SLG).
Last week, he was named the Midwest League Player of the Week. On the season, Gallas is batting .356 (42-118) with 24 runs scored, 16 doubles, 4 HR and 13 RBI in 31 games while posting a 1.009 OPS (.415 OBP, .593 SLG). He currently is tied for first in the Midwest League in doubles (16), is second in average (.356) and hits (42), is third in slugging percentage (.593), and extra-base hits (20), fourth in on-base percentage (.415), and total bases (70), and is sixth in runs scored (24).
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/05/cleveland_indians_manager_mann_4.html
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