Michael Lorri Scoscia had tremendous chemistry with the pitcher Fernando Valenzuela

In 245 games with Scioscia behind the plate, Valenzuela had a 3.32 ERA with a .242 batting opponents batting average. Valenzuela was known to have five pitches, a lot to for the battery mates to align on -- screwball, changeup, slider, fastball and curveball.

Mike knew talent as player which helped him later as a coach. He caught 20 year olds FV’s rookie start - a five hit shutout

As a young pro -Mike was mentored by the legendary Roy Campanella 🤯

Here’s a link to the Mike Scoscia cards on eBay: https://ebay.us/Tz7zAm