BUSCH STADIUM - Key Persons
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- Account Executive, Radio Sales
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- Director of Medical Operations / Head Athletic Trainer
- Director of Medical Operations, Head Athletic Trainer / Auburn University
Adam continues his role as Director of Medical Operations and Head Athletic Trainer for the St. Louis Cardinals, following completion of six seasons as their Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist. Prior to his time in St. Louis, he served for four seasons as the Medical/Rehab Coordinator for the Cardinals out of their Spring Training Complex in Jupiter, Florida. Olsen is a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin and is a graduate of Auburn University where he earned his Athletic Training Certification. Olsen worked as an athletic trainer for Disney's Wide World of Sports and Wildwood High School in the Orlando area before returning to school for his Master's in Physical Therapy from The University of Wisconsin - Madison. Following graduation, Olsen completed a post-professional Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship at Champion Sports Medicine and the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) under the direction of Dr. James Andrews and Kevin E. Wilk in Birmingham, Alabama. Olsen and his wife, Amy, reside in St. Louis with their daughters, Annabelle Frances and Piper James, and their dog August.
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- Supervisor, Stadium Tours & Museum Operations
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- Account Executive, Group Sales
Al Hrabosky will be part of the Cardinals television team for the 39th season and 27th season on Bally Sports Midwest. He began working as a commentator on telecasts for the team in 1985.
Hrabosky made a smooth transition from one of St. Louis' best-loved athletes, the "Mad Hungarian" of the Cardinals 1970's bullpen, to the broadcast booth. During a 13-year major league career in which he compiled 97 saves and earned Fireman of the Year honors in 1975, Hrabosky already was preparing himself for broadcasting by working as a sportscaster for a St.
Hrabosky was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in February 2003, the Fullerton College Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Savanna High School Hall of Fame in 2011. Away from the booth, he is active in many charities, including the St. Louis Zoo and Angel Arms. He and his wife, June, reside in St.
Job Titles:
- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
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- Supervisor, Ticket Development
Alexa Datt joined Bally Sports Midwest in December 2021 as a host and reporter for its coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues.
A Maryland native and graduate of the University of Maryland, Datt spent nearly five years at both NHL Network and MLB Network, where she hosted NHL On The Fly and The Rundown. She also served as an in-game reporter on MLB telecasts, as well as college basketball.
Her previous experience includes time as a producer, host and reporter at NBC Sports Mid-Atlantic, Bleacher Report and SportsNet New York. In addition, she hosts the podcast Datt's What She Said with Dani, which features interviews with some of the biggest names in baseball.
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- Latin American Crosschecker / DR Crosschecker
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- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
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- Coordinator, Special Events
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- Manager, Cardinals Care & Youth Baseball / Softball Commissioner
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- Ticket Services Account Executive
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- Manager, Ticket Development
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- Supervisor, Ticket Operations
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- Assistant
- Equipment Manager
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- Manager, Information Technology
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- Coordinator, Player Development
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- Director, Event Operations
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- Coordinator, Quality Control
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- Supervisor, Retail Operations
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- Manager, Cardinals Radio Network
Bengie Molina begins his 8th season with the Cardinals serving as Color Analyst for the Cardinals Radio Spanish Broadcasts. Molina was the Assistant Hitting Coach for the 2013 Cardinals and the First Base/Catching Coach for the 2014 Texas Rangers.
Molina concluded a 13-season Major League career in the 2010 World Series. He posted a .274 career batting average with 144 HRs and 711 RBI. Molina spent most of his career with the Anaheim Angels, after signing in 1993 as a non-drafted free-agent. He made his Major League debut in 1998 with Anaheim and in his two best seasons for the Angels, 2000 and 2003, he had almost identical numbers: hitting .281, 14 home runs and 71 RBI. He signed as a free agent with Toronto in 2006, hitting 19 home runs and batting .284. He signed with the San Francisco Giants in 2007 and again hit 19 home runs with 81 RBI and then in 2009 he smacked a career-high 20 home runs with 80 RBI. He had a career-high 95 RBI with 16 HR in 2008.
Molina won a World Championship with the Anaheim Angels in 2002, playing in all seven World Series games while hitting .286. He earned his second World Series ring in 2010 after beginning the season with San Francisco before a mid-season trade to Texas, the two eventual World Series teams. Molina was a Gold Glove recipient in both 2002 and 2003. Molina is the older brother of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and two-time World Champion 15-year MLB catcher Jose Molina. The trio's father, Benjamin, Sr., was inducted into Puerto Rico's Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame as a second baseman on October 27, 2002, the same day as Game 7 of the 2002 World Series in which Bengie started.
Molina, a Dorado and Vega Alta, Puerto Rico native, currently resides in Gilbert, Arizona, with his daughters Jayda, Kyshly and Kelssy.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the MLB Executives Team
- Senior Advisor
Former Cardinals pitcher Brad Thompson serves as a game, pregame and postgame analyst for Cardinals telecasts on Bally Sports Midwest. Thompson first joined the Cardinals broadcast team in 2015 as part of Bally Sports Midwest's studio team, and he called regular-season games in the booth, alongside Dan McLaughlin, for the first time in 2018.
Thompson pitched in 201 games over six Major League seasons, primarily out of the bullpen, with the Cardinals and Kansas City Royals. He was an integral part of the Cardinals bullpen during the team's 2005 and 2006 playoff seasons, with a 2.95 ERA over 40 appearances in 2005 and a 3.34 ERA in 43 games in 2006.
Thompson has been a host of the afternoon drive-time show on St. Louis sports radio station ESPN 101 for eight years.
A native of Las Vegas, Thompson attended Dixie State University. He resides in St. Louis with his wife, Andrea, son Dylan and daughter Lexi.
Job Titles:
- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
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- Director, Editorial Content
In his role, Brett oversees a wide offering of content including Cardinals Insider, the club's weekly 30 minute television show. Brett serves as a reporter and managing editor for the program, overseeing the editorial content and quality control of each episode.
Additionally, Brett and his team drive the creation of content for the team's digital properties, including YouTube, organic social content, and the Cardinals Insider Podcast, which he hosts. He and his staff also contribute content for the team's scoreboard pre-game shows.
Prior to joining the Cardinals, Brett worked as a TV sports anchor/reporter for KHGI-TV, the ABC affiliate in central Nebraska. While there he covered University of Nebraska football, minor league sports, and high school athletics. His career began at 101 ESPN radio in St. Louis where he hosted a weekly show and later was a multimedia reporter covering the Cardinals for the station's website. While a student, he also served as a freelance play-by-play announcer for Learfield Sports calling Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball.
Job Titles:
- Mental Skills & Well - Being Coordinator
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- Director, Communications
- Member of the Cardinals
Brian Bartow has been a member of the Cardinals organization since 1985 when the Battle Creek, Michigan native served as an intern in the team's Public Relations Department. After a nine month stint serving as a graduate assistant in the University of Missouri Athletic Department in 1986, Bartow joined the Cardinals on a full-time basis in February, 1987 as the team's Assistant Director of Public Relations. He was named Director of Media Relations in 1994 and currently directs the team's communication, information, and publicity efforts as lead point of contact on all baseball related matters while also assisting in business communications.
Bartow's career highlights include publicity for six Cardinals World Series teams (1985, 1987, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013); oversight of team publicity for 149 postseason games - the most ever by any MLB team public relations executive; N.L. publicity representative for five MLB All-Star Games (1988, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014); N.L. media representative for 1991 World Series; oversight of team publicity for 1998 MLB Home Run Chase with Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. He has worked for three Hall of Fame Managers (Whitey Herzog, Joe Torre & Tony La Russa). and was involved in the team's media relations efforts during the closing of Busch Stadium II and the Opening of Busch Stadium III and was responsible for the launching and oversight of the team's first-ever website.
Bartow was presented with the Robert O. Fishel Award for excellence in Major League Baseball Public Relations in 2015, Bing Devine "Baseball Executive of the Year" award in 1998 by the St. Louis Baseball Major League Scouts Association and the Harry Mitauer "Good Guy" Award in 2007 by the St. Louis Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Bartow also received the Eagle Scout Award in 1980.
The Michigan native received his B.S. degree in Public Relations in 1985 from Ferris State College, Big Rapids, MI; Associate's Degree in Mechanical Design in 1982 from Ferris State College. He worked from 1982-83 for the Kellogg Co. in Battle Creek, Michigan as a Computer Aided Design (CAD) operator.
Bartow and his wife, Laura - whom he met while she was working as an usher at Busch Stadium II, are involved with St. Louis-based T.A.S.K. (Team Activities for Special Kids), a charitable organization that is devoted to kids with special needs. The couple has a daughter, Lindsay, and a son, Connor.
A fan of a good bold cup of coffee and his beloved Michigan Wolverines, Bartow enjoys watching prep sports and cheering on the St. Louis Blues and Detroit Lions during his leisure time. Bartow is a member of Queen of All Saints Parish in Oakville, MO.
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- Senior Lead Application Developer
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- Coordinator, Special Events
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- Account Executive, Premium Sales & Service
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- Manager, Museum & Tour Operations
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- Special Advisor, Pitching
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- Coordinator, Promotions & Events
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- Colombia / Latin America Scout
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- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant, Communications Department
As Administrative Assistant for the St. Louis Cardinals, Carol provides administrative support to the Director of Communications, in addition to assisting with the day-to-day operation of the Communications Department. Carol's responsibilities include handling scheduling and budgeting, preparing spreadsheets, reports, and various communication documents, producing the employee newsletter, handling ticket requests and routing media inquiries to department staff to handle promptly.
Carol joined the Cardinals in 2017 as a part time receptionist and she moved into her current role during the spring of 2018. Carol brings over three decades of office administrative experience to the job, serving as an Executive Secretary at Boeing for 25 years.
Carol's professional experience also includes working for several years as a Human Resources Generalist at Boeing where she was part of the Integrated Defense Systems team that won the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Carol has volunteered for numerous organizations over the years, but the one dearest to her is the Oasis Tutoring Program that helps children build confidence in reading skills. She enjoys attending sporting, concerts and theatre events. Her favorite ballpark memory is attending Game 6 of the 2011 World Series.
Carol loves spending time with family, especially her seven grandchildren. She and her husband live in Weldon Spring, Missouri.
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- Coordinator, Fan Entertainment
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- Multimedia Communications Strategist
Carson Shipley joined the Cardinals Communications staff in 2016 as a Communications Specialist. Carson works directly with internal departments to devise and implement effective communications strategies in relation to the business efforts of the club, prepare press material in advance of homestands to assist national and local media and coordinate fan engagement activities on the club's various social media sights.
Prior to joining the Cardinals full-time, Carson served as the club's Media Runner Supervisor for the better part of ten years. In that capacity, Carson was responsible for overseeing the assistance of the organization's Communications and Stadium Operations staff with various game-day tasks related to press box preparation, credentialing, in-stadium All-Star balloting and VIP field visits.
During his ten seasons, Carson has worked in seven playoffs, three World Series, four League Championship Series and 38 total home playoffs games. He worked the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis as well. Carson also accompanied the team to their Spring Training site in Jupiter, FL in 2007 as a Media Relations intern where he experienced composing press releases, gamenotes and other game day materials while handling media access and interview requests.
Carson joins the Cardinals full-time after spending the past four years as an Associate Attorney with Bick & Kistner PC in Clayton, MO where he handled a variety of litigation work on wide-ranging matters related to Civil Litigation, Government Practice, Landlord-Tenant and Administrative Law. He was also in charge of managing the firm's day-to-day operations, finances and client billings. Carson remains a licensed attorney and received his Juris Doctorate from St. Louis University School of Law.
Carson holds a M.S. in Sports Administration from Valparaiso University and a B.S. in Sports Management with a Minor in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While at Illinois, Carson worked for four years as a student manager with the men's basketball program under coach Bruce Weber. During that time, Illinois won two outright Big Ten Conference championships and advanced to the 2005 NCAA Division I National Championship game in St. Louis. In 2014, Sports Illustrated named the 2005 Illinois team as the best team ever not to win a title.
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- Account Services Executive & Spanish Broadcast Coordinator
- Member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Celina joined the Cardinals organization in July, 2008 as the Finance & Administration Assistant, and moved into the team's Corporate Sales department in 2013. In her role as Corporate Sales Account Services Executive, she manages asset execution for a number of Corporate Sales partners. She helps the team meet its goals for new corporate business by prospecting for potential clients, with a particular focus on Hispanic marketing.
In a dual role, Celina also serves as the Cardinals' Spanish Broadcast Coordinator, working closely with the Spanish Broadcasters to create a team atmosphere and good working relationships within the broadcasting group and across all departments in organization. Her responsibilities include planning and managing the broadcasters' schedule for activity related to outreach and connection initiatives (e.g., the "Play Ball" and "Ponle Accento" programs). She has worked to enhance and grow events, such as Fiesta Cardenales, designed to build awareness with Hispanic markets, connecting the Cardenales with future fans and customers.
Prior to Celina's work to develop Hispanic-focused activations with the St. Louis Cardinals, there was limited outreach to the Hispanic community. Celina has leveraged her position in Corporate Sales to initiate, build, and implement a much more welcoming environment at Busch Stadium for the Hispanic community of the Greater St. Louis area. Through efforts such as the sponsorships, Spanish radio broadcasts, community outreach and theme night initiatives, she has helped to build exposure for the variety of Hispanic cultures on and off the field, as well as highlighting and embracing that culture with fans at Busch Stadium.
Celina was nominated by her peers for the 2021 Adelante Awards Civic Award of the Year for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro St. Louis.
Celina is a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Granite City, IL. She and her husband, David, live in Pontoon Beach, Ill. They have three sons. Bryan, Bryce and Brayden, daughter-in-law Abby, and granddaughter Liv.
When she's not busy with work, Celina loves spending time with family and friends. She enjoys the beach, Blues hockey, and live concerts, and recently started playing golf.
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- Video Coordinator, Major Leagues
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- Cardinals Care Program Administrator
Chip Caray enters his first season as the play-by-play announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals on Bally Sports Midwest in 2023. Chip joins the Cardinals more than a half-century after his grandfather Harry, a baseball Hall of Famer, broadcast Cardinals games from 1945-1969.
He previously was the play-by-play voice of the Atlanta Braves for 20 total seasons on Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast (2010-2022), TBS and Peachtree TV (2005-2009) and on TBS and the Atlanta Braves Radio Network (1991-1992). He also spent five seasons (2005-09) as the play-by-play voice of TBS's Major League Baseball coverage.
Caray served as the play-by-play announcer for seven seasons (1998-2004) for Chicago Cubs games on WGN. The 2004 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year, Caray's baseball resume also includes one season as the radio play-by-play announcer for Minnesota's Orlando (AA) affiliate in 1990 and three campaigns with the Seattle Mariners (1993-95).
Caray spent five years (1996-2000) as a member of the FOX Network's Saturday baseball coverage, including three years as a studio host.
He is the third generation of Carays to serve as a play-by-play announcer, after his father Skip and grandfather Harry. On May 13, 1991, the three generations of Carays worked together on a Chicago Cubs/Atlanta Braves game. His half-brother, Josh, is the play-by-play announcer for the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas and Chip's twin sons Chris and Stefan began broadcasting Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles games in 2022.
Chip's broadcast career also includes nine seasons as the television play-by-play voice of the NBA's Orlando Magic (1989-98) and stints calling both University of Florida and Florida State University football and basketball games for the Sunshine Network.
A St. Louis native, Caray graduated from Parkway West High School and the University of Georgia in 1987. He began his career with weekend TV sports anchor stints in Panama City, Fla., and Greensboro, NC. He and his wife Susan have four children: Summerlyn, Christopher, Stefan and Tristan.
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- Assistant
- Athletic Trainer
- Assistant Athletic Trainer / College of Charleston
Chris is entering his eleventh season with the St Louis Cardinals major league staff, after thirteen years in their minor league system. Chris spent time with five different affiliates, including the Memphis Redbirds, where he spent seven seasons. Along with being a certified athletic trainer, he is a certified strength and conditioning specialist, a performance enhancement specialist, a corrective exercise specialist, and is currently working on advanced SFMA / FMS testing systems and various manual therapy based treatment paradigms. Born an Irish citizen, Chris was naturalized as a United States Citizen on July 3, 2010. He and his wife Kristi, and two daughters Madelyn, and Cecelia reside in Kirkwood, Mo.
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- Member of the MLB Executives Team
- Chief Operations and Strategy Officer
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- Coordinator, Youth Baseball & Softball
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- Administrator, Baseball Information & Media Services
- Manager, Baseball Information & Media Services
Chris Tunno enters his 10th full season working for the St. Louis Cardinals and 18th overall in the field of media relations and communications.
Tunno has worked seven Major League Baseball postseasons, three World Series (2004, 2011, 2013), five League Championship Series and 79 total playoff games. He also worked six All-Star Games (St. Louis, 2009; Arizona 2011; Kansas City 2012, Minnesota 2014, Cincinnati 2015, Washington D.C. 2018) assisting Major League Baseball and Tony La Russa's field staff in Kansas City and Mike Matheny's staff in Minnesota.
Tunno is the designated contact for media credentials for the St. Louis Cardinals covering the regular season as well as Spring Training and the post-season, working with Major League Baseball in all aspects of their policies. He also writes over half the player bios in the Cardinals annual media guide.
Tunno works closely with the St. Louis print media as well as their television and radio broadcasting teams, writing game notes, preparing daily statistical information, researching post-game notes, distributing timely statistical information to the broadcast team for the Cardinals, setting up and coordinating interviews with players, coaches and front office staff and acts as the Cardinals liaison between Major League Baseball Umpires and the media when they come to Busch Stadium. He travels with the team on road trips and in the post-season.
Tunno has worked seven Major League Baseball postseasons, three World Series (2004, 2011, 2013), five League Championship Series and 79 total playoff games. He also worked six All-Star Games (St. Louis, 2009; Arizona 2011; Kansas City 2012, Minnesota 2014, Cincinnati 2015, Washington D.C. 2018) assisting Major League Baseball and Tony La Russa's field staff in Kansas City and Mike Matheny's staff in Minnesota.
Tunno is the designated contact for media credentials for the St. Louis Cardinals covering the regular season as well as Spring Training and the post-season, working with Major League Baseball in all aspects of their policies. He also writes over half the player bios in the Cardinals annual media guide.
Tunno works closely with the St. Louis print media as well as their television and radio broadcasting teams, writing game notes, preparing daily statistical information, researching post-game notes, distributing timely statistical information to the broadcast team for the Cardinals, setting up and coordinating interviews with players, coaches and front office staff and acts as the Cardinals liaison between Major League Baseball Umpires and the media when they come to Busch Stadium. He travels with the team on road trips and in the post-season.
His career began as Media Relations Intern for the Daytona Cubs of the Florida State League. After three years of working in college athletics, he returned to professional baseball as a Baseball Operations Intern with the New York Yankees in Spring Training of 2002. Over the next seven years, Tunno was involved in various roles in the minor and majors with five different Major League organizations including the Cardinals, Yankees, Athletics, Marlins and Cubs. His start with the Cardinals began as the press box intern at the Spring Training facility in Jupiter at Roger Dean Stadium, where he was the initial media relations contact for the Palm Beach Cardinals in their inaugural season in 2003.
His collegiate experience before entering professional baseball was as the Assistant Sports Information Director at the University of Central Florida as the main baseball contact while covering for a variety of sports, including football and men's basketball. The Knights achieved, at the time, their highest ranking in school and conference history coming in at No. 7 in 2001, while achieving the No. 1 seed in the Columbia (SC) Regional. The team boasted six All-Americans and the first CoSIDA Academic All-Star in UCF history.
Tunno began his undergrad studies at Indiana University before transferring to Stetson University where he achieved a B.A. in Sports Communications with a minor in Sports Administration. He gained experience working in the Stetson University Sports Information Department as a student assistant for three years working primarily with the nationally-ranked baseball program, men and women's soccer team and helped promote the softball team to Major Sport status which led to full scholarships and an on-campus stadium. While at Stetson, he worked on the StatCrew for the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball First and Second Round Tournament in Orlando. He also freelanced tournaments for Disney's Wide World of Sports Stats Crew and continues to help while in St. Louis in the same role for Saint Louis University and ESPN/SEC Network broadcasts.
He has played roles in the opening of two college baseball stadiums with Melching Field at Conrad Park at Stetson on Feb. 12, 1999 and Jay Bergman Field at UCF on Feb. 3, 2001.
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- Account Executive, Group Sales
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- Director, Guest Services & Quality Assurance
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- Supervisor, Business Development
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- Senior Latin American Crosschecker / DR Scouting Supervisor
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- Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
- St. Louis Cardinals' Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing
As the St. Louis Cardinals' Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Dan Farrell leads a team of approximately 90 staff members working in multiple departments, including marketing, ticket sales, corporate partnerships, broadcasting, team publications, alumni relations and stadium entertainment. He serves as the primary club liaison with Major League Baseball on matters related to sales, marketing, broadcasting and scheduling, and he negotiates and manages all the team's local media rights agreements. His responsibilities also include areas related to Postseason planning and a variety of club-sponsored programs involving former players.
Under Farrell's leadership, the Cardinals have exceeded three million tickets sold for 16 consecutive seasons as well as 21 of the last 22 seasons. Anchored by longtime flagship station KMOX 1120-AM, the Cardinals Radio Network annually reaches over 3.3 million unique listeners and includes 145 affiliate stations in eight states. In 2019 the club's television broadcasts on FOX Sports Midwest achieved the highest local market ratings in Major League Baseball, and have ranked in the top three in baseball for 20 straight years. In addition, the team's marketing efforts have included utilizing multiple platforms to develop several award-winning advertising and branding campaigns.
Dan began working for the Cardinals in 1982, as a promotions assistant, after earning a bachelor's degree in economics that year from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He was promoted to Director of Promotions in 1985, and later worked as Group Director for Market Development in the sales and marketing department. He was named to his current position as Senior Vice President in 1998.
Dan has led his team in developing numerous significant ticket-sales initiatives, including the conversion of party-room space into the 400-seat "UMB Champions Club" area and the Cardinals' success in becoming just the second team in MLB to implement a dynamic ticket-pricing system. He has overseen the cultivation of long-term agreements with naming-rights partner Anheuser-Busch and several other key long-term sponsors, including Coca-Cola, Ford, and Mercy Health Systems. He has also played a leadership role in coordinating several national MLB "jewel events," such as the 2009 All-Star Game and multiple Postseasons and World Series, and local milestone events, such as the final-weekend ceremonies at old Busch Stadium in 2005 and the opening of new Busch Stadium in 2006.
A New Jersey native, Dan resides in Sunset Hills with his son Matthew and daughters Kelley and Erin. He has been active in the St. Louis community and supported a variety of charitable organizations for years, and currently serves as a board member for the Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Louis, the March of Dimes-Missouri Chapter, the St. Louis Down Syndrome Association and the St. Louis Sports Commission.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Business Development
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- Member of the MLB Executives Team
- Deputy Commissioner, Baseball Administration and Chief Legal Officer
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- Assistant Video Coordinator
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- Minor League Equipment Manager
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- Asst. Minor League Pitching Coordinator
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- Director, Premium Sales & Service
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- Major League Medical Services Coordinator
- Member of the St. Louis Cardinals Medical Staff
- Team Orthopedist
Dr. Brian Mahaffey has been a member of the St. Louis Cardinals medical staff as a Team Physician for seven years. He serves the Cardinals Organization as Coordinator of Major League Medical Services. Prior to coming to St. Louis, he served as Team Physician with the Springfield Cardinals (double AA affiliate) in Springfield for 11 years.
Dr. Mahaffey is Medical Director of Mercy Sports Medicine and is with Mercy Clinic Sports Medicine.
Dr. Mahaffey's interest in baseball is life-long. He attended Missouri State University (MSU) where he played baseball while earning a BS in biology. He was named Conference Co-Player of the Year in 1988. In 2005, he was inducted into the MSU Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 2014, into the initial class of MSU's Academic Hall of Fame for Athletics. This year, Dr. Mahaffey was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
Dr. Mahaffey graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine, holds a Master of Science in Public Health from MU, completed a residency in family and community medicine at MU, a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Academic Medicine at MU, and earned a Primary Care Sports Medicine Certificate of Qualifications.
Before moving to St. Louis, Dr. Mahaffey helped develop a regionally known sports medicine program in Springfield. He also served as Head Physician for the MSU athletics program for 16 years.
Originally from Springfield, Dr. Mahaffey and his wife, Sandra, live in the St. Louis area. They have two daughters: Lauren and Samantha.
Job Titles:
- Primary Care / Sports Medicine Physician
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- Major League Medical Services Coordinator
Dr. Julienne Lippe is in her third year as part of the St. Louis Cardinals medical staff as a Team Orthopedist.
Dr. Lippe is with Mercy Clinic Orthopedic Surgery and is in her eighth year of practice in St. Louis. She received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed an orthopedic residency at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Lippe also completed an orthopedic sports medicine fellowship at University of Connecticut.
Dr. Lippe has a wealth of experience providing care for professional and collegiate athletes, including the UConn Huskies and WNBA Connecticut Sun, as well as providing coverage during the USGA National Championships, Division I NCAA Missouri Valley Conference games and NCAA regional tournaments. Additionally, she has been part of the medical team for the St. Louis FC and St. Louis Ambush.
Dr. Lippe lives in the St. Louis area with her husband, Bill, and children Elizabeth, Luke and Ella.
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- Primary Care / Sports Medicine Physician
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- First - Base Coach
- Pitching Coach / Pitching Coach
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- Strength & Conditioning Coach
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- Multimedia Video Communications Specialist
As a Multimedia Video Communications Specialist, Emily serves as a reporter/producer responsible for video news features which appear on the team's website, social media channels and Cardinals Insider television show. She has been creating stories for the club since 2017.
Emily first joined the Cardinals as a member of Team Fredbird in 2016. One of her key responsibilities was hosting live Ballpark TV segments viewed on the scoreboard, Facebook and in Ballpark Village.
Prior to joining the Cardinals, Emily worked for the St. Louis Blues as an on-camera talent to promote premium ticket sales. During a college internship at FOX 2 News (KTVI/KPLR), Emily booked guests for the morning broadcast and produced social media posts. One of the videos she shot at a political event was viewed over a million times on social media.
One of Emily's favorite parts in her current role is creating videos that involve community relations. She works closely with Cardinals Care and always remembers to give the Budweiser Clydesdales their time in the spotlight each year.
Away from the ballpark, Emily volunteers for local non-profits including the Humane Society of Missouri and the Longmeadow Rescue Ranch.
She attended Lindenwood University on a NCAA D-II field hockey scholarship and graduated with a B.A. in Communications as a Dean's List Student.
Emily and her rescue pup, Puck, reside in University City.
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- Community Relations Program Administrator
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- Manager, Player Development & Performance
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- Supervisor, Retail Operations
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- Manager, Special Events Operations
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- Director, DEI & Human Resources
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- Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
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- Supervisor, Kids Clinics & Account Services Executive
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- Assistant General Manager & Director of Player Development
- Assistant GM & Director Player Development
Gary LaRocque was named Director of Player Development prior to the 2014 season and in this role oversees all aspects of player development. LaRocque joined the St. Louis organization in 2008 as Senior Special Assistant to the General Manager and was named Senior Advisor to Player Development prior to the 2013 season.
LaRocque is in his 41st year in professional baseball in player development and scouting. He served in senior management levels for the New York Mets beginning in 1998, as Scouting Director, Assistant General Manager and Vice President / Player Development and Scouting through 2005 and was appointed Vice President of Professional Scouting in 2006.
Before joining the Mets, Gary started his professional playing career as a minor league infielder in 1975 with the Milwaukee Brewers, and began a 19-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1979 as a minor league coach. He began managing in 1981 through 1983 in the Pioneer League and Gulf Coast Rookie Leagues, followed by the Class AA Texas League for four seasons and in 1988 managed in the California League. LaRocque moved into the scouting department in 1989 as area scout and from 1992-1997 was a regional scouting supervisor for the Dodgers.
LaRocque acquired his degree in secondary Education (Mathematics) in 1975 from the University of Hartford, West Hartford, Conn., and was elected to the Athletic Hall of Fame at the University of Hartford in 1993.
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- Strength & Conditioning Coach
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- Senior Administrative Assistant
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- Director, Information Technology
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- Account Executive, Season Tickets
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- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
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- National Crosschecker / Special Asst. to the Scouting Director
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- Manager, Ticket Fulfillment
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- Assistant Major League Coach / Bullpen Coach
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- Manager, Professional Scouting
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- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
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- Minor League Pitching Instructor
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- Manager, Video Operations
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- Account Executive, Season Tickets
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- Special Assistant to Scouting Director & Professional Scout
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- Director, Business Strategy & Analytics
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- Account Executive, Season Tickets
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- Director of Baseball Development
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- Manager, Event Operations
Jim Edmonds is entering his seventh season with the Cardinals television broadcast team serving as analyst broadcasting games alongside Dan McLaughlin on Bally Sports Midwest. Edmonds will also return for his 10th season as a studio analyst on the Cardinals Live pre-game and post-game shows.
An eight-time Gold Glove recipient and four-time All-Star, Edmonds was one of the best outfielders to play centerfield for the Cardinals. He was inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame in the inaugural year of 2014. Edmonds played parts of 17 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Angels, Cardinals, Padres, Cubs, Brewers and Reds, and holds a career .284 batting average after playing in over 2,000 games. He ended his career just shy of 500 doubles (437), 400 homers (393) and 1,200 RBI (1,199). The bulk of Edmonds career was spent wearing a Cardinals uniform, as he played eight seasons with St. Louis (2000-07), hitting .285 with 241 home runs and 713 RBI. He helped lead the team to six playoff appearances, including the 2006 World Series Championship, and in 2000 and 2004 finished in the top five in National League MVP voting.
The left-handed hitting Edmonds was known for his highlight reel catches, perhaps none bigger than his diving catch in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series vs. the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium in 2004. One night after Edmonds forced Game 7 with a 12th-inning, two-run, walk-off homer, he snared a line drive in the left-centerfield gap with a diving catch and his back to the plate.
Edmonds has seven children, daughters Lauren, Hayley, Sutton and Aspen, and sons Landon, Hayes and Hart.
Job Titles:
- Reporter for Bally Sports Midwest
Jim Hayes serves as a host and reporter for Bally Sports Midwest, covering the Cardinals for the network's pregame and postgame shows and live game coverage. In his 22 years in St. Louis, Hayes has become one of the city's most well-liked sportscasters, known for his wit and interviews with athletes.
Hayes came to FOX Sports in 2000 as a reporter for the Midwest Sports Report and began covering St. Louis-area sports in 2001. He previously worked for WPHL-WB17 in Philadelphia. He was a sports anchor and reporter for two years at WPHL, where he covered hard sports news throughout the region and shined in featuring the 'lighter side' of sports
Prior to working in Philadelphia, Hayes anchored and reported sports at TSM news, a regional news channel serving Delaware, parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Hayes has also served as sports director at Suburban Cable 2 in Wilmington, Del., where he also hosted coaches shows for the University of Delaware basketball and football programs.
Hayes is a 1984 graduate of the State University College at Geneseo, N.Y. He is a Mid-America Emmy Award winner. Hayes also co-hosts a morning radio show on St. Louis sports talk station KFNS 590 AM.
Hayes, wife Erin and son Tyler reside in St. Louis.
Jim Jackson, the man who "turns the knobs and pulls the levers" for Cardinals radio, has served as the chief engineer and production coordinator for Cardinals radio since 1998 and has been part of three World Series (2006, 2011 & 2013) with the Cardinals radio broadcast team.
Jackson, a St. Louis native, has served in his same capacity for the St. Louis Blues, St. Louis University Billikens and the St. Louis Rams and he has also worked for the Anheuser-Busch Bud Sports Productions group. In addition to working with current announcers John Rooney, Ricky Horton and Mike Claiborne, Jackson has worked alongside Hall of Fame announcers Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck, Joel Meyers and Wayne Hagin.
Jackson, who has five grown children and eleven grandchildren, lives in St. Louis with his wife, Fran.
Job Titles:
- Content Creator, Advertising
Job Titles:
- Senior International Crosschecker
Job Titles:
- Coach
- Bench Coach / Bench Coach
Job Titles:
- Director, Account Services & Alumni Relations
Job Titles:
- Lead Mechanical Technician
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Ticket Sales
Joe Strohm leads the department responsible for all aspects of the team's tickets sales and fulfillment for all events at Busch Stadium. Additionally, his staff manages the club's advertising and marketing.
Under Joe's leadership, the Cardinals have exceeded three million tickets sold for 16 consecutive seasons. The Cardinals have also been on the leading edge of developing all-inclusive fan areas in the ballpark, became the second professional franchise to implement the dynamic pricing model for all tickets, were one of the first baseball teams to implement a secondary ticket platform for season ticket holders and introduced value-oriented multi-game ticket packs. Joe has also led the expansion of the team's staff to enhance the fan experience and customer support.
Joe is currently in his 34th year with the Cardinals. He joined the organization in 1987 as a Marketing Intern. Strohm transitioned to the Ticketing Department in 1992 when he was named Director, Group Sales. Joe moved into his current position as Vice President, Ticket Sales in 2003.
The Marshall, Illinois native received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Eastern Illinois University. He has been honored by EIU with the Alumni Service Award and induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Joe lives in St. Louis with his wife Vicki and their sons Ryan and Danny.
Job Titles:
- President of Baseball Operations
John "Mo" Mozeliak was named President of Baseball Operations on June 30, 2017, the first to be named to that position in franchise history. Mozeliak had served as the team's Senior Vice President and General Manager for almost 10 full seasons, since October, 2007. He was the 12th general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, and had previously held the position of Assistant General Manager for six seasons. His contract runs through the 2025 season.
Under Mozeliak, the Cardinals have reached the postseason 10 times (2009, 2011-2015, 2019-2022), including a franchise record of five-straight seasons from 2011-15. During that run, the Cardinals won three-straight National League Central Division titles (2013-2015), and have won six N.L. Central Titles overall (also 2009, 2019, and 2022) under Mo's leadership. The five-year postseason run began with St. Louis' 11th World Championship in 2011.
The 2022 season was the Cardinals 15th-consecutive winning season, a streak that began when Mozeliak was named General Manager prior to the 2008 season. The Cardinals 1,289 wins in those 15 seasons under Mozeliak's watch are third only to the Los Angeles Dodgers (1,358) and New York Yankees (1,337), while they and the Yankees are the only teams to have posted 15 consecutive winning seasons in that time period.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Accounting & Payroll
John Rooney is in his 18th season of broadcasting Cardinals games, and 2023 will be his 52nd year in broadcasting. A Richmond, Mo. native, Rooney came to St. Louis from the Chicago White Sox where he spent 18 years (1988-2005) - one in TV followed by 17 seasons in the radio booth. The Cardinals World Championship crown in 2006 gave John the privilege of working with the World Champion team in back-to-back seasons, following the White Sox win in 2005.
Rooney was inducted into the Missouri Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2021, and he was named the 2021 Missouri Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. It's the second time he's won an award of such prestige from NSMA, as he previously won the Illinois sportscaster of the year award in 2005.
Rooney called his first major league game in 1983 with Shannon and Hall of Fame Broadcaster Jack Buck during a three-game series between the Cardinals and host Cincinnati Reds. He began his baseball broadcasting career at the class AAA level, spending the 1981-82 seasons with the Oklahoma City 89ers and the 1983-84 campaigns with the Louisville Redbirds.
John juggled two stints in the 1980's as a sports reporter for KMOX around his baseball broadcasting and serving as the voice of Missouri Tigers football and basketball on radio and TV for 20 seasons. Rooney's National Assignments over the years include the MLB Division Series, League Championship Series and World Series, Saturday Afternoon and Sunday Night Baseball for CBS Radio, the Fox TV Saturday Baseball Game of The Week and ESPN Radio Saturday and Sunday night baseball assignments. Rooney has worked 20 MLB All Star Games on National Radio, called NFL games on CBS and Sports USA Radio and has broadcast 19 NCAA Tournaments on the National Radio Network, including 10 National Championship Games.
Over the years Rooney has been an announcer on various college basketball telecasts including the Big 10, Conference USA, Big East and has been the Voice of the Missouri Valley Conference telecasts. He has broadcast College Football Bowl Games including the Cotton, Orange, Fiesta, Sun, Independence and Capital One Bowls.
Rooney was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in February 2004 and received the 2018 Tom Hammond National Sports Media Award presented by the Kentucky Bluegrass Sports Commission. He and his wife, Susan, have two daughters: Colleen and Rachel.
Job Titles:
- Director, Baseball Administration
John Vuch has worked in Baseball Operations since 1988, and has been with the Cardinals since 1979. He was named to his current position following the 2013 season and he assists the VP/General Manager in all aspects of the Major League club, including taking the lead on arbitration cases, as well as coordinating the team's Rule 5 draft preparation and Minor League Free Agency signings.
Vuch held the title of Farm Director from September 2010 through the 2012 seasons, and during that time oversaw Championships for three teams [Quad Cities (A) & Johnson City (R) in 2011, Springfield (AA) in 2012]. The two championships in 2011 marked the first time since 1994 multiple Cardinals minor league affiliates won league championships, and the 2012 Springfield Cardinal team was recognized as the Minor League Team of the Year. Under his leadership, the 2010 Cardinals Minor League system had the highest combined winning percentage of any Major League organization and the Cardinals were recognized as the 2011 Organization of the Year by Baseball America at the conclusion of the 2012 season, the Cardinals minor league system was ranked #1 by both Baseball Prospectus and Baseball America. He served as Director of Minor League Operations in 2013 and 2007-2010, and was responsible for the daily operations of the Cardinals' farm system including minor league player personnel decisions. He began working for the Cardinals as a "runner" in 1979 and worked in the Sales Department from 1985 to 1987.
Vuch was awarded the Harry Mitauer Good Guy Award by the St. Louis chapter of the Baseball Writer's Association of America at their 51st annual dinner in 2009. A St. Louis native, Vuch graduated from Oakville High School and the University of Missouri-St. Louis with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He was named to the Mehlville School District Alumni Hall of Fame in 2022. Vuch and his wife, Maria, reside in south St. Louis County and they have three children, Jack, Hayley and Anna.
Job Titles:
- Content Creator - Scoreboard & Creative Services
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Human Resources
Job Titles:
- Venezuela Scouting Supervisor
Job Titles:
- Coordinator of Instruction
Job Titles:
- Senior Administrative Assistant
Job Titles:
- Manager, Premium Sales & Service
Job Titles:
- Assistant Pitching Coach / Bullpen
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Season Tickets
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- Assistant Head Groundskeeper
Job Titles:
- Chief Marketing Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the MLB Executives Team
Job Titles:
- Director, Fan Entertainment
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Athletic Trainer
- Assistant Athletic Trainer / Central Michigan University
Keith is entering his first season with the St. Louis Cardinals major league staff, after serving in the minor league farm system since 2007. He was most recently the Medical Coordinator for Player Development, and worked in that role since 2017. Starting with the organization in 2007, he has also been a minor league affiliate athletic trainer, Assistant Rehabilitation Coordinator, and also the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. Prior to joining the club, he was the Head ATC with the Detroit Ignition of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Keith and his family have recently moved from the Sunshine State to St. Louis.
Job Titles:
- Ticket Services Account Executive
Job Titles:
- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
Job Titles:
- Director, Ticket Operations
Job Titles:
- Director, Partnership Assets & Broadcast Administration
As Director, Partnership Assets and Broadcast Administration, Kristin facilitates the tracking and reporting of corporate inventory, analysis of in-event and earned valuations for client-branded elements, as well as reporting of all associated budgets. Kristin also manages the relationship with the Cardinals television rightsholder and the coordination of local and national broadcast schedules. In addition, she is responsible for trafficking commercial inventory during Cardinals games and in ancillary programming across the rightsholder's standard and streaming media platforms. Kristin doubles as a Sr. Account Executive, selling corporate sponsorships, managing element execution and assisting with the implementation of sponsored events and home game activations.
Kristin joined the Cardinals in 2008 as the Corporate Sales and Marketing Coordinator. During her time with the team, Kristin has handled numerous events, ceremonies and promotions, with her most memorable being activations surrounding the 2009 All-Star Game and the 2011 World Series parade. She also enjoys assisting with the planning of an annual Spring Training trip.
Kristin holds an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing from St. Louis University. She earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Economics and Marketing with a minor in Communication Studies from University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She remains a dedicated Huskers fan as part of the Gateway Huskers alumni group. Prior to joining the Cardinals, Kristin worked for nearly ten years in the retail fashion industry, holding various positions in three states with Banana Republic.
Kristin and her husband, Eric, reside in Webster Groves with their two children, Elle and Cole.
Job Titles:
- Manager, Promotions & Events
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- Strength & Conditioning Coach
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- Event Operations Assistant
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- General Counsel
- Member of the MLB Executives Team
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- HR Generalist - Benefits & Compliance
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations
Job Titles:
- Manager, Retail Operations
Job Titles:
- Manager, Community Relations
Job Titles:
- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
Job Titles:
- Director, International Operations
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Season Tickets
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Business Strategy & Analytics
Job Titles:
- Director, Marketing & Brand Execution
As the St. Louis Cardinals Director of Marketing & Brand Execution, Martin Coco is responsible for overseeing the Marketing, Advertising and Branding efforts for the club, which include overseeing the team's Social Media and Photography departments.
Job Titles:
- Manager, All - Inclusive Tickets
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Stadium Operations for the St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Gifford is Vice President of Stadium Operations for the St. Louis Cardinals, where he is responsible for all day-to-day facility operations and game-day event management activities at Busch Stadium. In this role, Matt manages over 30 full-time front office staff and more than 1,000 part-time employees and contractors. The Stadium Operations Department is responsible for maintaining Busch Stadium as one of the premier sporting facilities in all of sports. This includes overseeing all of the Busch Stadium Systems, Security, Field Maintenance and Groundskeeping, Event Operations, Guest Services, Cleanliness, Medical Services and Parking at the ballpark.
Matt took over the Stadium Operations Department during the summer of 2017, after spending more than 13 years running the Springfield Cardinals, the team's Double-A affiliate in Springfield, Missouri. In 2004, after spending nine years in the Cardinals front office in St. Louis, Matt was promoted to Vice President/General Manager to lead the creation of the brand new franchise in Springfield.
During his tenure in Springfield, the Springfield Cardinals prospered and Matt became a leading executive in Minor League Baseball. With roughly 5 million fans visiting Hammons Field throughout his tenor and over 100 players making it to the Majors, Matt's promises of affordable family fun along with the ability to see the future of Cardinals Baseball certainly were met. In 2016, Matt was unanimously voted to be the Texas League Representative for the Minor League Baseball Board of Trustees, a 17-member board primarily responsible for crafting and guiding the vision and direction of Minor League Baseball as a whole. Matt also serves as a Board Member for the Baseball Internet Rights Company (BIRCO), responsible for managing the digital and interactive rights for Minor League Baseball clubs and leagues across the United States and Canada. A two-time Texas League Executive of the Year (2008 & 2016), Gifford served on the Texas League Executive Committee for seven of his 13 years in the league, while also chairing the special committee that created the Texas League's new logo prior to the 2016 season.
While at the helm of the Springfield Cardinals, Matt was very active in the Springfield community, serving as the Chairman of the Greater Springfield Area Sports Commission and Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau along with serving on various charity and civic boards throughout his thirteen year stay in the Ozarks.
Matt began his career with the Cardinals in January of 1996 as a season ticket sales representative. After spending three months in ticket sales, Matt moved into Community Relations to work with area groups to promote Cardinals baseball along with spearheading the Cardinals philanthropic endeavors. In 1998, Matt was promoted to the Marketing/Corporate Sales department where he served as an account executive. He specialized in signage and promotional activities as a member of the marketing department.
Matt is a 1995 graduate of Indiana University where he was a member of the Hoosiers baseball team and interned in the IU Athletic Department. During college, Matt served as an intern for the Continental Basketball Association League Office. He attended high school in St. Louis, MO (Parkway West High School). In 1991, Matt was the starting center on the class 4-A state champion basketball team. Matt is an Eagle Scout and an avid golfer.
Matt and his wife, Emily, both natives of Indiana, have a son, Maxwell and a daughter, Megan.
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Season Tickets
Job Titles:
- Special Assistant to GM / Player Procurement
- Special Assistant to the General Manager, Player Procurement
Matt Slater joined the Cardinals in 2007 and was named Special Assistant to the General Manager, Player Procurement in December 2017 after previously serving as the club's Director of Player Personnel for seven seasons.
Slater is in his 31st year in Major League Baseball where over the course of his career, he has helped build division winners and playoff teams in Baltimore, Los Angeles and St. Louis including the 2011 World Series Champion Cardinals. Throughout his three decade career, Slater has been a member of twelve playoff teams and two World Series participants.
In his current role as senior talent evaluator, Slater works hand in hand with the President and General Manager in all player acquisitions including Major League, minor league, amateur draft and international talent. Furthermore, he aids in contract negotiations and roster composition.
For the past 17 years, Matt has served as a consultant to the Orix Buffaloes Baseball Club of Nippon Professional Baseball - winners of the 2022 NPB Championship. In addition, Slater continues to push the Cardinal organization forward in the emerging player procurement markets of Asia and Cuba.
Prior to joining the Cardinals, Slater served in various management capacities for the Los Angeles Dodgers for nine years, including Director of Scouting Operations, Director of Baseball Operations and Director of Professional Scouting. With the Dodgers, he oversaw scouting operations while also being involved with contract negotiations, arbitration and roster management. He worked with the Baltimore Orioles from 1995-98 as the Administrator of Scouting. Slater got his start in professional baseball with the Milwaukee Brewers when he was 19 years old. Beginning in 1991, he served as the Brewers' Scouting and Player Development Assistant.
A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Slater graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1993, with a degree in Business Administration - Organizational Management, and holds a law degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, Calif. He serves on the board of directors for Independence Center, a non-profit mental health facility in St. Louis. He resides in Chesterfield, Mo., with his wife, Thomasine, and their three children, Brandon (22), Madison (19) and Jacob (19).
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Group Sales
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- Coordinator, Special Events
Job Titles:
- Director, Promotions & Events
Job Titles:
- Cardinals Nation Marketing Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Director Community Relations
- Director, Community Relations & Cardinals Care
As Director Community Relations, Meghan Essman oversees the day-to-day operations of the Community Relations department which includes education programs, Kids Club, Cardinals Wives activities, community correspondence, community event/initiatives, MLB Community Initiatives, Community Ticket Program, Cardinals player community initiatives, sponsor relationships and supporting Cardinals Care's charitable efforts.
Prior to joining the Cardinals Meghan spent 15 years as the Director, Fan Development & Educational Pro-grams for the Philadelphia Phillies. Her most recent roles were Assistant Professor in the Rawlings Sport Busi-ness Management Program at Maryville University and as a consultant for sport organizations.
At Maryville, Meghan developed classroom content infused with experiential learning gained through partnerships with organizations such as Rawlings and Heartland Coca-Cola.
As a consultant, Meghan worked for organizations including the St. Louis Sports Commission where she pro-moted the Musial Awards and Musial Moments program, and for the Phillies for whom she developed America at Bat: The Color of Baseball, a Negro League curriculum that has been implemented at the Phillies Urban Youth Academy and additional UYA's across MLB.
At the Phillies Meghan created and oversaw programs that focused on youth baseball/softball, health, education and women. She helped to shape the community message through print and online pieces, pitched sponsors to connect them to community programs and fulfilled contractual obligations, worked with players to engage them in community and marketing activities and was the Phillies' liaison to MLB on community initiatives.
Educational accomplishments included the creation of the Phillies Phundamentals after-school and summer camp program that uses baseball to teach and reinforce academic skills, the Phanatic About Reading literacy program for students in grades K-8 and Phillies Phitness to encourage students in grades K-12 to take steps to a healthy future.
A former collegiate softball player, Meghan furthered the game through the creation of the Youth Softball Celebration and Softball Carpenter Cup high school showcase and was instrumental in creating the Baseball 101 Clinic for Women. She also oversaw the Phillies Jr. RBI and RBI program and the team's baseball high school and college tournaments.
Meghan earned her B.A. and M.S.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania.
She lives in Chesterfield with her husband Matt and twin daughters Carly and Alexis.
Job Titles:
- Manager, Player Communications
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Vice President
Michael Girsch was promoted to Vice President and General Manager on June 30, 2017, becoming the 13th General Manager in franchise history. His contract as General Manager runs through the 2025 season, and he is responsible for handling the day-to-day work of the team, including coordinating the efforts of the team's baseball development group, contract negotiations, player evaluations and player transactions.
Prior to his appointment as GM, Girsch served as Assistant General Manager for seven seasons after being appointed to that position in January 2011.
From 2008-11, he served as the Director of Baseball Development, a newly created department focused on supporting Baseball Operations via internet applications, analytical models and decision support tools. Girsch joined the Cardinals in 2006, starting his career with a two year stint as the Coordinator of Amateur Scouting.
Before joining the Cardinals, Girsch, earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
He and his wife, Kelly, reside in Webster Groves with their four children, twins Addison and Eleanor, Claire and Tommy.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Community Relations & Exec. Director, Cardinals Care
- Vice President, Community Relations and Executive Director, Cardinals Care
Michael Hall oversees all business aspects concerning the Community Relations department and Cardinals Care, the charitable arm of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Hall's journey through the Cardinals organization started during the strike year of 1995 working as a telemarketer, selling season tickets via cold calls during the baseball strike. He continued moving up the corporate ladder with a variety of positions, ranging from customer service to on-field entertainment.
His positions included serving as a Customer Service Representative fielding calls to the organization, working in Telephone Operations, which had him assisting in programming stadium phones and managing scouts long distance phone call billing. Hall served as a Runner, overseeing the copying and distributions of game day stats and notes. He worked with Fredbird and with Team Fredbird. His myriad of positions also included calculating game night attendance and serving as a mailroom attendant, distributing mail throughout the organization.
In 1997, Hall moved into the Group Sales department as an account executive managing group accounts and selling group tickets. From there, he moved up to Corporate Sales managing television and radio inventory (drop-ins, spots, etc.) and handled the entire process for ordering promotional items, managing corporate accounts, selling signage, radio, and total promotions. Lastly, he moved up to Group Sales Director overseeing the entire Group Ticket Sales department before moving into his current role in 2008.
Job Titles:
- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Communications
- Manager, Baseball Communications
Michael Whitty joined the St. Louis Cardinals before the 2016 season. In his position, Michael works closely with the media and broadcasting teams on gamedays, assists with team announcements and press releases, prepares and distributes advance and gameday material, researches daily statistical information and updates the annual media guide.
Michael additionally assists the department with coordinating media requests and exposure opportunities with players, coaches and front office staff, managing gameday pressbox operations and credentialing media at Busch Stadium while working with Major League Baseball in all aspects of their policies.
Prior to St. Louis, Michael worked five seasons across two minor league affiliates in the Cardinals organization, most recently serving as Director of Media Relations for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds (2013-15). Previous experience also includes working four seasons as Media Relations Manager for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds (2009-12).
Whitty began his career in the Cardinals organization, interning for two seasons with the Double-A Springfield Cardinals. He initially served as a Sales & Marketing intern (2006) before transferring to Media Relations for a second season (2007). The Missouri State alum holds his Bachelors in Science in Entertainment Management and Marketing as well as his Master's in Business Administration.
Michael is a native of nearby Lebanon, Mo., and resides in downtown St. Louis.
Job Titles:
- Coordinator, Human Resources
Mike Claiborne will be covering his 42nd year of St. Louis sports in 2023. He began his time at KMOX Radio in February of 1981 co-hosting "Sports Open Line." His various duties in St. Louis have consisted of being a color analyst, providing play-by-play, a studio analyst and sideline reporter for St. Louis University Basketball, UM St. Louis Basketball, St. Louis Blues Hockey, St. Louis Rams, Fox Sports Midwest and the St. Louis Cardinals.
This is Mike's 18th year as a part of the radio Cardinals Broadcast team with John Rooney and Ricky Horton. Their work together includes the pregame show, play-by-play and Player of the Game.
Claiborne was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. He has a website ClaibsOnline.com with daily St. Louis sports content that he started in 2019. He lives in St. Louis and is the father of two daughters, Taylor and Alyx.
Dusty Blake is entering his first season as the St. Louis Cardinals pitching coach and his third season with the Cardinals organization. He was named the team's pitching coach on November 6, 2022.
Blake served as the team's pitching strategist in 2021 and 2022 under pitching coach Mike Maddux, working closely with the Major League coaching staff, video scouting team and pitchers.
Before joining the Cardinals in 2021, Blake had spent the previous three seasons (2018-20) as pitching coach for the Duke University Blue Devils, where he handled the team's pitching staff in addition to managing scouting reports.
While at Duke, Blake's pitching staff set a school record in 2020 for consecutive scoreless innings (37) and had the program's first ever perfect game. The 2020 staff led the Atlantic Coast Conference in ERA, fewest walks and best strikeout/walk ratio, while also leading the nation in shutouts. Blue Devils pitcher Bryce Jarvis was the highest drafted (1st round -18th overall) player in Duke baseball history in June of 2020. In 2018 and 2019, the team's pitchers set school records for strikeouts, ranking 14th in the nation in 2019.
Before his stint at Duke, Blake served as Head Coach and Associate Athletic Director at Pfeiffer University (NC) from 2013-17, where he led the NCAA Division II Falcons to back-to-back winning seasons in 2014-15 for the first time since 2003-04. Blake has also coached at USC Upstate (2012), Wofford College (2008-11), Catawba College (2006-07) and in the Coastal Plain League (summer ball). He also served as pitching coach and outfield coach at Pfeiffer (2005).
Blake is a graduate of Appalachian State University where he also pitched for the Mountaineers from 1999-2003. A native of Candor, NC, Blake resides in Durham, NC with his wife, Amy, and daughters, Mia and Macy.
Job Titles:
- Manager, Ticket Operations
Mike Whittle - Chief Legal Officer, VP
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- Vice President
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Season Tickets
Job Titles:
- Assistant General Manager
Moisés Rodríguez was named the team's Assistant General Manager on September 27, 2017. Rodríguez has been a part of the organization for 13 seasons, previously serving as the Director of International Operations. In his role as Assistant General Manager, Rodríguez assists both the President of Baseball Operations and VP & General Manager with Major League player transactions, contract negotiations and player evaluations, and helps oversee all aspects of Baseball Operations including amateur and pro scouting, player development, international operations and baseball development.
Before becoming Assistant GM, Rodríguez directed the team's amateur scouting effort overseas, and supervised the player development and facility operations at the Cardinals Dominican Republic Academy. During his tenure, the international scouting department identified All-Star pitchers Carlos Martinez and Sandy Alcantara as well as outfielder Randy Arozarena and the late Oscar Taveras. Under his supervision, the Cardinals moved into a newly built player development academy in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic in 2015.
Prior to joining the Cardinals, Rodríguez worked for Major League Baseball in New York from 1998-2007, the last three-plus years as Manager of International Baseball Operations in the Commissioner's Office. During his tenure in the Commissioner's Office, he also specialized in the day-to-day handling of the waiver wire and rule enforcement related to clubs' Major and Minor League player movement transactions. His first position at MLB in 1998 was as an assistant in Media Relations and waivers for the National League office. He began his work in sports as an Assistant Director of Sports Information at the University of Connecticut.
Rodríguez, 47, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, before moving to New York City. He received a communications degree from the University of Connecticut. He and his wife, Michelle, have two sons.
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Group Sales
Job Titles:
- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
Job Titles:
- Ticket Services Account Executive
Job Titles:
- Director of Operations, Cardinals Nation
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Season Tickets
Job Titles:
- Associate General Counsel
Job Titles:
- Rehab Performance Specialist
Job Titles:
- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
Job Titles:
- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Season Tickets
Job Titles:
- Game Planning Coach / Game Planning Coach
Job Titles:
- Chief Communications Officer
- Member of the MLB Executives Team
Job Titles:
- Ticket Services Account Executive
Polo Ascencio enters his 8th season as a St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster. On September 29, 2016, he became the first Spanish play-by-play broadcaster in Cardinals history in a game that ended in dramatic fashion with a Yadier Molina walk-off single over the Cincinnati Reds.
Polo's career began in Oxnard, California, back in 2004 in radio and later on TV as a sports anchor for channel 38 KPMR Univision Santa Barbara. In 2006, he started writing for the Los Angeles Dodgers Spanish website. Ascencio was a producer/reporter for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Time Warner Cable (2008-14), where he created and hosted of "Cubriendo Las Bases." In the winter of 2014, Ascencio was appointed play-by-play announcer for Aguilas de Mexicali in the Mexican Baseball Winter League.
The 2015-16 seasons were spent inside the radio booth with the Dodgers as a producer and statistician for both Spanish and English radio alongside MLB Hall of Fame members Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrin, doubling as a fill in for post-game shows. In 2016 alongside his duties as Cardinals broadcaster, Polo became the first Spanish sports announcer for Ke Buena Radio and the Saint Louis FC soccer organization of the United Soccer League.
In his career of almost two decades now, Ascencio has covered all editions of the World Baseball Classic, NCAA football, BCS games, Copa America Centenario de Futbol, Liga MX soccer games, Major League Soccer, International soccer, wrestling and world championship boxing.
Since joining the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 2016, Ascencio has been proactive in reaching out to the community especially Latino families in Missouri and Illinois. He has been involved not only with Cardinals Care, but with many of the Cardinals players' own charities like Fundación 4, Tsunami Waves, the Jason Motte Foundation and others.
Born in Tijuana, Mexico, Polo now resides in Carpinteria, California, with his wife Maribel and their children Bianca and Jacob.
Job Titles:
- Assistant General Manager & Director of Scouting
Job Titles:
- Supervisor, Ticket Development
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Group Sales
Job Titles:
- Director, Risk Management
Rick Horton will continue his work as a broadcaster for Cardinals Baseball for a 25th season and his second in the radio booth full time in 2023. He has provided play-by-play and color commentary on Bally Sports Midwest telecasts and will continue to serve as an analyst on Cardinals Live pre- and post-game shows. He began his color commentary on telecasts working for KPLR from 2004-2006. Horton has continued to be a part of the Cardinals Radio broadcast team since 1997.
A former left-handed pitcher for the Cardinals, Ricky spent seven years in the Major Leagues, playing for St. Louis, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox. He made his Major League debut with the Cardinals in 1984 and participated in the 1985 and 1987 World Series with the Redbirds and won the Series in 1988 while with the Dodgers. Horton was both a starter and relief pitcher for the club and had one of his best years in 1987 when he went 8-3 in 67 games, pitching 125 innings. In 1991, he spent the season as a pitching coach in the Cleveland Indians minor league system.
After retiring from his Major League playing career, Horton remained in the St. Louis area where he has been active in the Greater St. Louis Area Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving as the Director of the St. Louis FCA for 25 years through 1993. Horton has assisted with Baseball Chapel with the Cardinals and he also worked with the St. Louis Rams football team in leading chapel and Bible studies. He received the National Sportsmanship Award in 2008, the Mid American Emmy Award for Sports Broadcasting in 2011 and he was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Horton, 63, and his wife, Ann, reside in St. Louis and have two children, Jen and Drew.
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- Manager, Ticket Partnerships
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- Member of the MLB Executives Team
- Commissioner of Baseball
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- Traffic Coordinator, Cardinals Radio
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- Third Base Coach / Third Base Coach
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- Manager, Janitorial Services
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- Minor League Hitting Coordinator
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- Minor League Hitting Instructor
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- Account Executive, Group Sales
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- Analyst - Strategy & Analytics
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- HR Generalist - Benefits & Compliance
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- Supervisor, Season Tickets
Scott Warmann has served as the host of St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues pregame and postgame shows on Bally Sports Midwest since 2016. He also handles play-by-play duties for college sports, including the Missouri Valley Conference and Saint Louis University.
A St. Louis native, Warmann was also a sportscaster on KMOX Radio and a studio host for five seasons on the St. Louis Rams radio network, including the 1999 Super Bowl championship season. Warmann is a Lindenwood University alumnus.
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- Account Executive, Theme Tickets
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- Supervisor, Ticket Development
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- Direct Sales Representative, Ticket Development
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- Coach
- First Base Coach / First Base Coach
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- Account Executive, Group Sales
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- Assistant Director of Performance
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- Account Executive, Group Sales
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- Member of the MLB Executives Team
- Chief Baseball Development Officer
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- Supervisor, Financial Reporting & Accounts Payable
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- Multimedia Production & Editing Specialist
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- Coach
- Hitting Coach / Hitting Coach
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- Amateur Manager, Domestic Scouting
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- Account Executive, Group Sales
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- Manager, Creative Services
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- Vice President, Event Services & Merchandising
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- Account Executive, Premium Sales & Service
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- Account Services Executive
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- Chairman
- Chief Executive Officer
- President