Manager Mike Pinto with the Southern Illinois Miners

Slammers Hire New Manager with Joliet Ties

JOLIET, IL - The Joliet Slammers are excited to announce the hiring of Mike Pinto as the team's manager. Pinto started his professional coaching career in 2002 in Joliet with the JackHammers before going on to manage the Sioux Falls Canaries in the American Association. In 2007, Pinto joined the Southern Illinois Miners in their inaugural season. He went on to win 770 total games as the only manager in Miners history. "I co... Full Story