Auburn Astros - Front Office and Staff

Front Office and Staff

  • Steve DeSalvo was the team's general manager from 1982 to 1983. He went on to a long career as a Minor League Baseball executive.
  • Auburn native Leslie Leary was general manager from 1984 to 1987. She was one of the first female general managers in Minor League Baseball.
  • Baseball agent Joe Kehoskie, an Auburn native, worked for the team from 1984 to 1991.
  • Bob Neal, previously the general manager of the Watertown Pirates and Peninsula Pilots, was general manager from early 1988 to late 1989.
  • John H. Graham, previously the general manager of the Peninsula Pilots, was assistant general manager from early 1988 to early 1989; business manager from early 1989 to late 1989; and general manager from late 1989 to late 1991.
  • Marc Techman, an Auburn native, was assistant general manager in 1991.
  • Shawn Smith, currently a vice president with the NBA, was general manager from 1994 to 1995.
  • Charlie Wride was the team's public address announcer for most of the team's 14-season existence, as well as the team historian. Wride continues to work for the team's successor, the Auburn Doubledays, in a community relations capacity.

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