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CLUBHOUSE STAFF & GROUNDS CREW
FRONT OFFICE Rob Smith Manager, Baseball Video Operations

• Rob Smith is in his 27th season with the Braves and his • Prior to his current
seventh as manager, baseball video operations. role, Smith served 17
seasons as the club’s
• Smith is responsible for overseeing the Braves’
MANAGER & STAFF video and technology efforts at every level of the • Smith began with the
major league video
coordinator.
organization...At the major-league level, Smith is
responsible for capturing video for coaching and
scouting purposes, as well as pitch charting for every
Braves in 1995 as a game day employee in corporate
sponsor hospitality.
game...Smith also assists with the in-game instant
replay process, providing technical support as needed. • In 1996, he served as a customer service representative
• In addition, Smith assists the coaching staff with in the ticket sales department, and in the 1997 and
advance scouting and game-planning by providing 1998 seasons, he was a marketing representative and
PLAYER BIOS • Smith is a founding member of the Professional efforts.
also worked part-time coordinating the Braves’ video
supplemental statistical data and video.
Baseball Video Coordinators Association, a member
of the MLB Video Committee and 2018 winner of the • Born in Concord, N.H., Smith attended Lafayette High
School in Williamsburg, Va...He graduated from the
prestigious “Video Specialist of the Year” award as University of Kentucky in 1994 with a degree in sport
presented by the Cincinnati Reds visiting clubhouse management.
staff. • Smith, 49, and his wife, Carmen, reside in Suwanee, Ga.
SEASON IN REVIEW library of complete Braves games dating to the 1984
• Smith is credited with creating and maintaining a digital
with their son, Tyler.
season.
grounds crew
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ed Mangan Senior Director, Field Operations • Following his duties with

• Ed Mangan is in his 31st season in the Braves
organization.
heads to Florida to
• When John Schuerholz became the Braves’ general the Super Bowl, Mangan
manager in October of 1990, Mangan was among the oversee the preparations
of the Braves’ spring
BRAVES HISTORY • Prior to his Braves tenure, Mangan served five years • A native of Leonardo, N.J., Mangan attended Mater Dei
first people Schuerholz hired.
training complex in
North Port.
as the head groundskeeper at the Kansas City Royals’
spring training complex Boardwalk & Baseball...During
that time, Schuerholz was Kansas City’s general
Southwestern Louisiana.
manager. High School in Middletown, N.J., and the University of
• In his role, Mangan oversees all field duties at Truist • Mangan is a member of the Georgia Golf Course
Park and was the only field director the Braves used in Superintendents Association and the Aircraft Owners
and Pilots Association.
their 20 years at Turner Field (1997-2016) and in their
OPPONENTS 22 springs at the Wide World of Sports Complex in • Mangan, 60, and his wife, Janeen, reside in Alpharetta,
Lake Buena Vista, Fla (1998-2019).
Ga. with their four boys, Jake, Micky, Colby and Ty...He
• Known as one of the best field directors in the game,
Mangan also works with the NFL to prepare the enjoys archery, aviation, hunting and fishing.
practice facilities and main field for the Super Bowl...
He has worked the Super Bowl for the last 32 years,
including serving as the field director for the last 21.
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