Mike Scioscia | |||
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![]() Scioscia with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 14 | |||
Catcher / Manager | |||
Born: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania |
November 27, 1958 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 20, 1980, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 2, 1992, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .259 | ||
Home runs | 68 | ||
Runs batted in | 446 | ||
Managerial record | 1,490–1,264 | ||
Winning % | .541 | ||
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As player
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Michael Lorri Scioscia (/ˈsoʊʃə/, SOH-sha; born November 27, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He has worked in that capacity since the 2000 season, and is currently the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball and second longest-tenured coach/manager in the "Big Four" (MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA), only behind Gregg Popovich. As a player, Scioscia made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980. He was selected to two All-Star Games and won two World Series over the course of his 13-year MLB career, which was spent entirely with the Dodgers. He was signed by the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers late in his career, but never appeared in a major-league game for either team due to injury.
After his playing career ended, Scioscia spent several seasons as a minor league manager and major league coach in the Dodgers organization before being hired as the Angels manager after the 1999 season. As a manager, Scioscia led the Angels to their only-to-date World Series championship in 2002. He is the Angels' all-time managerial leader in wins, games managed, and division titles. Scioscia was honored with the official American League Manager of the Year Award in 2002 and 2009. On May 8, 2011 Scioscia became the 56th manager to win 1,000 or more games and just the 23rd to have all 1,000 or more victories with a single team.