JUNE 16
FATHER’S DAY PREGAME CATCH ON THE FIELD
“Baseball is such a family sport,” says Albuquerque Isotopes general manager John Traub, who estimates that between 1,000 and 1,500 people participate in the pregame catch on the field. “It’s fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, grandparents. They love being on the field.”
JULY 13
MARIACHIS DE NUEVO MÉXICO/LOWRIDER NIGHT
The Isotopes wear special Mariachis de Nuevo México uniforms as lowriders line up outside the park and parade the field. The first 3,000 fans receive a lowrider bobblehead designed by artists Joseph “Blast” Leyba and Rob Vanderslice. “There’s such a huge lowrider community here,” says Traub.
AUGUST 10
MARIACHIS DE NUEVO MÉXICO/FIREWORKS/TAMALEWOOD NIGHT
Western Enterprises has been producing the Isotopes’ fireworks for 21 seasons. The Tamalewood-themed fireworks are choreographed to songs from films and TV shows set or shot in New Mexico. “Everyone has their phones out recording,” says Traub, “even me.”
Read more: Pregame with New Mexico United and the Santa Fe Opera.