Albuquerque Isotopes Press release
The Albuquerque Isotopes on June 12 announced Albuquerque Dukes’’ catcher/manager Mike Scioscia will be inducted into the Albuquerque Professional Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 29 in an on-field pre-game ceremony at Isotopes Park as part of Dukes Retro Night.
The first pitch against Salt Lake is set for 6:35 pm with gates opening at 5:30 pm. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is slated to begin at approximately 6:15 pm in front of the pitcher’s mound. A post-game firework show, presented by Champion Xpress Carwash, is also scheduled (weather permitting).
Scioscia, a first-round selection (19th overall) in 1976 by the Los Angeles Dodgers, played parts of two years with the Albuquerque Dukes from 1979-80. Over 195 games with Albuquerque, he tallied a .334 batting average, forty-five doubles, 208 hits and 101 RBI. His 143 games played in 1979 for the Dukes is tied for second-most in a single season in Albuquerque Triple-A history. After his promotion to Los Angeles in 1980, Scioscia spent 13 years with the Dodgers (1980-92), winning the World Series in 1981 and 1988. A two-time All-Star in 1989 and 1990, Scioscia registered a .259 career batting average with 1,131 hits.
As a manager, Scioscia guided the Dukes in 1999 (65-74) before spending 19 years (200018) as manager for the Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels. In 2002, he led the Angels to their lone World Series Championship, beating the San Francisco Giants in seven games. He is a two-time American League Manager of the Year recipient (2002 and 2009) and totaled 1,650 managerial wins—20th in Major League history. Scioscia also managed the United States National Baseball Team during the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics, leading them to a Silver medal.