Mike Scioscia has done it all in his baseball career.

Except the Olympics, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Scioscia signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers right out of Springfield High School in 1976, when he was drafted in the first round.

He was a two-time All-Star catcher for the Dodgers and two-time World Series champion.

He spent 13 seasons with the Dodgers and managed the Los Angeles Angels for nine years.

Now, Scioscia is 62 and tackling a new challenge, managing the U.S. Olympic baseball team.

Scioscia has visions of duplicating the success of the late Tom Lasorda, who was able to take the U.S. team to a gold medal.

“First and foremost, representing our country is something that really hits home to me, and I’m excited to put on that USA jersey,” Scioscia said. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent all of the United States.”

For Scioscia, this will be his last run in baseball.

“Doing this Olympic team is great,” Scioscia said. “I’m excited about that, but I don’t see myself in the dugout again in the Major Leagues.”

Read more about Mike Scioscia in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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