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Mike Scioscia. Michael Lorri Scioscia (/ ˈsoʊʃə /, SOH-shə; born November 27, 1958), nicknamed " Sosh " and " El Jefe ", [1] is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He managed the Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels from the 2000 season through the 2018 season ...
In terms of tenure, Mike Scioscia has managed more games and seasons than any other coach in franchise history. He managed the Angels to six playoff berths ( 2002 , 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , and 2009 ) led the team to a World Series championship in 2002, and won the Manager of the Year award in 2002 and 2009. [ 2 ]
2002 was the Angels' third season under manager Mike Scioscia. The Angels finished the previous injury marred season with a record of 75–87, finishing in third place in the AL West. The most notable personnel change during the offseason was the trade of first baseman Mo Vaughn to the New York Mets in exchange for pitcher Kevin Appier .
The Angels will be looking for their fourth manager since Mike Scioscia resigned after the 2018 season. Here are six potential candidates to fill the role next season.
This is not the time, not with a game to play, a schedule to finish, ballplayers to flesh out. What made Mike Scioscia good at this, and sometimes even great at it, was his attention to the day.
Rod Carew — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value. Franchise Four (2015) [1] Vladimir Guerrero. Nolan Ryan. Tim Salmon.
However, the Angels steadily grew talent in the next few years that soon made them a relative contender, done under manager Mike Scioscia. In 2002, the Angels went from losing 87 games to winning 99 to set a franchise record for wins at the time while making the postseason for the first time in sixteen years.
The team was renamed the Anaheim Angels and became a subsidiary of Disney Sports, Inc. (later renamed Anaheim Sports, Inc.). Under Disney's ownership and the leadership of manager Mike Scioscia, the Angels won their first pennant and World Series championship in 2002. In 2005, new owner Arte Moreno added Los Angeles to the team's name.