John Tracy, an enormous within the meals trade redistribution enterprise, will take over because the proprietor of the Mississippi Coast Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliate.

Mississippi’s Coast Double-A baseball crew, the Biloxi Shuckers, is now beneath new administration.

The Shuckers franchise has been offered to Shuckers Baseball, LLC, a Mississippi entity owned and operated by John Tracy.

Biloxi Baseball LLC, beneath managing companion Ken Younger, had owned and operated the crew since 2014 when the franchise was moved from Huntsville, Alabama to the Mississippi Coast.

The brand new proprietor, John Tracy, is the Govt Chairman and CEO of Dot Household Holdings, the mother or father firm of Dot Meals, North America’s largest meals trade redistributor.

“Ken Younger, Hunter Reed and the Biloxi Shuckers have completed a wonderful job since they began in 2015, and we look ahead to persevering with that success,” mentioned Tracy, managing member of Shuckers Baseball. “We’re keen to construct on the client expertise and supply much more occasions at MGM Park for all ages.”

The crew’s Basic Supervisor Hunter Reed mentioned Tracy’s intensive enterprise background and fervour for the sport will serve the Shucker’s franchise nicely.

“John Tracy brings intensive expertise working profitable companies and a ardour for the sport,” mentioned Hunter Reed, Biloxi Shuckers’ Basic Supervisor. “Our group is worked up to hold on the custom of baseball in Biloxi with John, and we thank Ken for all the things he did for our neighborhood and crew.”

The crew is predicted to remain in Biloxi and appears so as to add extra fan experiences. The Biloxi Shuckers are the Double-A Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers and are members of the Southern League.

It was introduced final week that the Milwaukee Brewers could be protecting Shuckers’ supervisor Mike Guerrero in place for a seventh consecutive season. The 2018 Southern League Supervisor of the 12 months owns a 418-386 common season file whereas guiding the Shuckers and led Biloxi to back-to-back South Division titles in 2018 and 2019. 

The Shuckers will open the 2023 season on April seventh at Trustmark Park towards the Mississippi Braves after which will host their house opener on April eleventh at 6:35 pm towards the Pensacola Blue Wahoos at MGM Park in Biloxi.

In keeping with a press launch, previous to the beginning of the 2023 Shuckers’ season, MGM Park will host the Hancock Whitney Traditional which is able to function Mississippi State taking over Nicholls State on Tuesday, March 14th, and the College of Louisiana on Wednesday, March fifteenth.