Martinez Named Coyotes General Manager

Published on September 12, 2007 under United League Baseball (ULB)
Edinburg Roadrunners News Release


Edinburg, TX; United League Baseball announced the hiring of Venustiano (Tuffy) Martinez as the new General Manager following the resignation of Associate General Manager Brett Lindhal.

Martinez is a Port Isabel native who has spent the past 13 years teaching and coaching in the Rio Grande Valley. This includes time in the Port Isabel, Sharyland, Hidalgo and Los Fresnos School Districts before becoming the Athletic Director for the Santa Rosa Independent School District.

In addition to his service as a teacher, Tuffy spent five years as the Director of the Verizon Wireless Sports Park in Mission, TX. Martinez was instrumental in developing the complex, which by completion was one of the largest in the State of Texas.

"My goal is to bring back the magic to Edinburg Baseball Stadium," stated Martinez, "The Rio Grande Valley deserves a family oriented operation that is going to go the extra mile for our fans and our corporate partners."

"Tuffy gives us a local presence in the Edinburg front office that it was lacking," United League President Craig Brasfield added, "He has a good understanding of this market, and has the ability to reach out to the community as whole in a way we have been unable to achieve over our first two seasons."

United League Baseball is an independent league of six professional baseball teams located in Texas and Louisiana. The United League is preparing for its third season this summer with teams located in Amarillo, Edinburg, Laredo, Harlingen, and San Angelo, Texas; and Alexandria, Louisiana, as well as, expansion slated for Brownsville, Texas in 2008. United League Baseball provides both an outstanding professional baseball on the field and unrivaled fan experience in the stands. ULB welcomes the opportunity to bring the excitement and tradition of baseball to communities with a long standing love affair with the nation's favorite pastime. Every night, new history is made in ULB's beautiful and storied ballparks.

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