Albuquerque Isotopes
| Albuquerque Isotopes | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Triple-A (2003–present) |
| League | Pacific Coast League (2003–present) |
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| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (0) | None |
| Division titles (3) |
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| Name | Albuquerque Isotopes (2003–present) |
| Colors | Black, red, white |
| Ballpark | Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park (2003–present) |
The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team from Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1] They play baseball at the Triple-A (AAA) level, the most difficult level before Major League Baseball, against other baseball teams in the Pacific Coast League (a group of 10 baseball teams at the same level).[1] The Isotopes are partnered with the Colorado Rockies, a Major League Baseball team. When a player shows that he plays well at this level, he may be moved up to play for the Rockies.
The team is called Isotopes for two reasons. New Mexico has a number of well-known scientific and military facilities dealing with nuclear technology, such as Los Alamos National Laboratory, as well as the site of the Trinity test. It is also a reference to a fictional baseball team in an episode of the The Simpsons.[2]
The Isotpes have played at a stadium called Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park since 2003.
References
- 1 2 "Albuquerque, New Mexico Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Doh! Go Isotopes!". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 13, 2003. p. C8.
Other websites
Media related to Albuquerque Isotopes at Wikimedia Commons- The team's website
- The team's statistics from Baseball-Reference