Albuquerque Isotopes

Albuquerque Isotopes
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassTriple-A (2003–present)
LeaguePacific Coast League (2003–present)
DivisionEast Division
Major league affiliations
TeamColorado Rockies (2015–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Division titles (3)
  • 2003
  • 2009
  • 2012
Team data
NameAlbuquerque Isotopes (2003–present)
ColorsBlack, red, white
     
MascotOrbit
BallparkRio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park (2003–present)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Diamond Baseball Holdings[1]
General managerJohn Traub
ManagerPedro Lopez[2]
Websitemilb.com/albuquerque

The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an elevation of 5,100 feet (1,555 m) above sea level.

In 2003, the Calgary Cannons moved from Alberta to Albuquerque and became the Isotopes playing in the Pacific Coast League. The team was affiliated with the Florida Marlins until 2008 and the Dodgers from 2009 to 2014. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Isotopes were organized into the Triple-A West, which was renamed the Pacific Coast League in 2022. The team won division titles in 2003, 2009, and 2012; it has never won a league championship.

The Isotopes' mascot is Orbit, a yellow, orange, and red alien (similar to the Houston Astros' mascot of the same name). In 2016, Forbes listed the team as the 14th-most valuable Minor League Baseball team with a value of $34 million.[3]

  1. ^ Reichard, Kevin (October 17, 2023). "Norfolk Tides, Albuquerque Isotopes Sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Isotopes Announce Warren Schaeffer as New Manager". MiLB.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Klebnikov, Sergei (July 8, 2016). "Minor League Baseball's Most Valuable Teams – 14. Albuquerque Isotopes". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2018.