Joe Harrington was named the fifth General Manager in Gwinnett Baseball history on July 29, 2025. He brings over 20 years of management and sales experience in both professional and collegiate sports to the Stripers.
Prior to joining Gwinnett, he spent over six years as the General Manager with Kennesaw State Athletics Sponsorships through Van Wagner’s College Division from 2019-25. Harrington led a 110% increase in partnership revenue at KSU and was named the General Manager of the Year by Van Wagner for the 2021-22 school year.
Harrington returns to both Minor League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves system. From 2016-17 he served as president of the Florida Fire Frogs, the Braves’ High-A affiliate in the Florida State League. In addition to managing all day-to-day operations of the club, he also directed the Fire Frogs’ successful rebrand, which was recognized nationally in Sports Illustrated and Ballpark Digest.
His career in the Minors includes two years as the General Manager for the Aberdeen IronBirds (Class-A Short Season, Baltimore Orioles) from 2014-16 and five years in ticket sales and inside sales leadership roles with the Lakewood BlueClaws (Class-A, Philadelphia Phillies) from 2008-14.
Currently residing in Woodstock, Georgia, Harrington is a 1999 graduate of Widener University (Chester, Pennsylvania).