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GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS, RICHMOND
GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS, RICHMOND
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
Rothrock is now the highest-ranking Virginia-based boss of the Richmond Flying Squirrels Double-A baseball team, although he shares duties with Brendon Porter, the team’s president, who spends part of his time in Alabama. The 2024 season is Rothrock’s seventh as the Squirrels’ general manager, but most of the drama has happened outside of the stadium lately.
In May, the Richmond City Council approved a financial structure to build a new stadium for the Squirrels — a move required by Major League Baseball for the city to keep the team. Richmond will issue $170 million in general obligation bonds; revenue from the stadium and surrounding development would be expected to pay off the debt. The new stadium, replacing the aging Diamond, is aiming to open for the 2026 season, but as of late July, construction had not started.
Nonetheless, Rothrock sounded upbeat in April, just before the 2024 season opener, as the Squirrels had installed new protective netting to shield fans from wild balls landing in the stands.
A former linebacker on the Liberty University Flames football team, Rothrock has a degree in sports management.
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