Mike Pinto

Mike Pinto

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Biographical Information

Mike Pinto played amateur baseball as a center fielder. He got into pro baseball with the Joliet JackHammers as their third base and bench coach in 2002. In 2003, he was pitching coach for Joliet and head coach of Oakton Community College; he remained with Oakton through 2005. In 2005, Pinto left Joliet to manage the Sioux Falls Canaries.

He has also scouted for the Kansas City Royals. Away from the diamond, Pinto works as a motivational speaker for businesses.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2005	Sioux Falls Canaries	Northern League	35-68	12th	Independent Leagues
2006	Sioux Falls Canaries	American Association	34-62	10th	Independent Leagues
2007	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	49-47	6th	Independent Leagues
2008	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	58-38	3rd	Independent Leagues	Lost in 1st round
2009	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	56-40	4th (t)	Independent Leagues
2010	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	64-32	1st	Independent Leagues	Lost in 1st round
2011	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	58-38	2nd	Independent Leagues	Lost in 1st round
2012	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	55-39	4th	Independent Leagues	League Champs
2013	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	50-46	7th (t)	Independent Leagues
2014	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	60-36	3rd	Independent Leagues	Lost in 2nd round
2015	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	63-33	1st	Independent Leagues	Lost in 1st round
2016	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	63-33	1st	Independent Leagues	Lost in 1st round
2017	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	39-57	10th	Independent Leagues
2018	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	48-47	4th	Independent Leagues
2019	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	53-43	4th	Independent Leagues
2021	Southern Illinois Miners	Frontier League	54-42	4th	Independent Leagues