TROY — ValleyCats bench and third-base coach Thomas Incaviglia has played or worked for his uncle Pete, who is Tri-City’s manager, in independent baseball for most of the past 15 years.
Thomas Incaviglia, 38, said he feels ready to go out on his own as a minor league manager. He hopes being a coach on the East team in next Wednesday’s Frontier League All-Star Game near Chicago will help him reach that goal.
The league on Wednesday announced the All-Star coaching staffs, which includes Incaviglia serving under Sussex County Miners manager Chris Widger. Frontier League deputy commissioner Steve Tahsler notified Thomas Incaviglia when the ValleyCats were in New Jersey last weekend.
“It’s a good opportunity for me to meet all the owners and all the general managers face-to-face,” Thomas Incaviglia said. “I said (to Tahsler), ‘Heck, yeah, man, I’m ready.’ Networking and stuff, which is big for me because someday I do want to become a manager in independent league or wherever.”
Tahsler said the league puts a younger coach on each All-Star side to give them the chance to network and enhance their resumes.
Incaviglia, who was a first baseman and outfielder, played for Pete with the American Association’s Grand Prairie (Texas) AirHogs in 2009 and 2010. Then he became a coach on Pete Incaviglia’s staff with the Laredo (Texas) Lemurs.
He left baseball to work as a patient transporter at a hospital in his hometown of Monterey, Calif., during the COVID-19 pandemic. He then rejoined his uncle with the ValleyCats.
“I’ve been with (Pete) a long time, learned from him, learning the game,” Thomas Incaviglia said. “But I feel like I’m ready, too. I’m ready to make that next step.”
Pete Incaviglia said he feels the same way after Thomas has filled multiple roles with the ValleyCats: bench coach, third-base coach, hitting coach and…
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