In November, Stu Walker, the long time voice of Albuquerque passed away and it’s been a long offseason waiting for his summer team, the Albuquerque Isotopes to honor Walker.

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Walker’s wife, Francina, threw out the first pitch last Friday prior to the game with Tacoma as her family has an opportunity to get out of the house and have a good time at a place the patriarch of the family really enjoyed.

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As for who will take over announcing for the team named after a fictional baseball team from The Simpsons, well that’s not going to be one person according to the Topes.

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“Nobody is going to replace Stu,” said Isotopes General Manager John Traub. “Stu is one of a kind. We’re confident we’ve found a few people who will do the job for us this season and continue the style Stu brought.”