Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo selected Reds manager David Bell as the “honorary manager” to join him at the All-Star Game in Texas.
Bell and Lovullo know each other originally from their time together in Cleveland. In 1995, they were teammates in Buffalo, Cleveland’s Triple-A affiliate. In 1998, they were teammates again in Cleveland.
In Lovullo’s first appearance with Cleveland in ’98, Bell entered the game as his defensive replacement in the late innings.
Lovullo then spent eight years as a manager in Cleveland’s farm system, including four years at Triple-A.
