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Ben Taylor is currently the General Manager of the San Jose Giants, overseeing the day-to-day stadium, marketing, event and ticketing operations of the organization.

A graduate of UC Davis, Ben is a San Jose native who brings 10 years of experience in the sports industry. He began his professional career with his hometown team and in his first four seasons with the San Jose Giants served in various digital, marketing operations and media relations capacities. In these roles, he facilitated the team’s social media growth into the Top 5 in all of Minor League Baseball and was proud to be an integral part of the staff that was presented with the 2014 Larry MacPhail Award.

Following 2015, Ben and his family moved to Colorado where he served as the Director of Marketing and Promotions for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, then Triple A Affiliate for the Milwaukee Brewers. During his tenure, he oversaw a number of improvements to the in-game experience and ballpark along with single game attendance records.

In addition to his experience in Minor League Baseball, Ben has worked in the United States Olympic movement having led partnerships for USA Cycling where he managed a multi-million dollar portfolio of accounts and signed the largest partnership collaboration in organization history.

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*Walk-up Song: "Three Little Birds" - Bob Marley *

The 2023 season marks the 1^st season as Senior Manager of Stadium Operations with the San Jose Giants for Julian. A 2019 graduate from San Diego State University with a degree in Recreation and Tourism Management and a Minor in Business Management, Julian spent two years working in Athletic Development for the Aztec Athletic Department. In addition to his time at SDSU, Julian brings Event Operations experience working with College of San Mateo, Stanford, and Academy of Art University.

A Bay Area Native and lifelong Giants fan, Julian is excited to begin his first season with the Giants and looks forward to producing a fun-filled atmosphere for fans through his duties behind the scenes.

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Walk-Up Song: "California Sunrise" - Scarub

Hi I’m Ramiro and I’ve been working in hospitality for over 10 years and have been part of the front office since 2013. I love preparing and cooking foods of all kinds. I’m excited to have fans in the ballpark again and I hope to feed everyone who walks through the gates. I first found my love for the Giants during the Hmmm Baby era and I’ve never looked back.

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Walk-up Song: "Flashing Lights" - Kanye West

Jeff Di Giorgio is entering his 3rd season as the San Jose Giants Vice President of Sales and his 8th season with the team overall. Jeff graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in Public Administration. Prior to his time with the San Jose Giants, he spent two years in the Merchandise Department for the San Jose Sharks and two years as an Account Executive with the San Jose SaberCats. An avid sports fan, Jeff supports the Giants, 49ers, Warriors, and the San Jose Sharks. Jeff has attended some memorable sporting events including: Barry Bonds breaking the single season homerun record (70,71), Travis Ishikawa's homerun to clinch the 2014 pennant, the San Jose Sharks winning their first conference championship in 2016, and Joe Thornton scoring his 400th NHL goal. Born and raised in San Jose, Jeff spends most of his free time with family and friends, going to local concerts and breweries, and playing ice hockey at Solar 4 America Ice.

Jeff is looking forward to another successful season in San Jose and hopes fans enjoy what he considers is the best family oriented sporting experiences in the Bay Area.

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Walk-up Song: "Centerfield" - John Fogerty

Ryan enters his seventh season with the San Jose Giants and his first as Director of Ticketing. Ryan went to school at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he graduated with a BA in Recreation, Parks & Tourism Administration with a concentration in Sports Management in 2016. While in college, Ryan worked as the Sports Information Director and Statistician for the San Luis Obispo Blues summer collegiate baseball team. In his spare time, you may see Ryan outdoors at the golf course or the beach. He is excited for another season of baseball in San Jose, and encourages you to swing on by and say hi if you see him at the park!

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Walk-up Song: “The Downeaster Alexa” – Billy Joel

Chris Colosi is entering his third season with the San Jose Giants. After starting out as a Gameday Operations Intern with the organization in 2021, Chris is now going into his second season as a member of the Front Office working in the Group Sales Department.

Chris is a Mount Sinai, New York native and a proud Long Islander. He graduated from Manhattanville College in 2018 with a B.A. in Sport Studies, and later graduated from San Jose State University in 2021 with a M.A. in Kinesiology concentrating in Sport Management. He has previously worked for both the Long Island Ducks and Long Island Rough Riders, as well as San Jose State University’s Athletic Department.

A lifelong fan of the game, Chris is looking forward to a successful season of San Jose Giants baseball in 2023!

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Walk-up Song: “Otro Atardecer” – Bad Bunny, The Marias

Heriberto Cortes-Torres is entering his second season with the San Jose Giants. After starting out as a Ticketing Specialist in 2022, Heriberto, aka Eddie, is now going into his second season working as the Box Office Coordinator.

Heriberto is a San Jose native. He graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A. in Kinesiology concentrating in Sport Management in 2021. He has previously worked for the San Francisco 49ers, the San Jose Earthquakes and with the San Jose State Athletics Department.

Heriberto is excited for another great year of Giants baseball in 2023!

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Walk-Up Song: "The Bull" - Kip Moore

2022 will be Matt's seventh season with the San Jose Giants, third as Vice President of Marketing. Matt returned to the club after previously departing as the Director of Marketing and Media Relations. He is currently responsible for overseeing all marketing, advertising, sponsorship fulfilment, public relations, media relations and community initiatives. Matt is excited to be back at Excite Ballpark for another season of great baseball, Turkey Mike's BBQ and an action-packed promotions calendar!

Matt graduated from the University of Arizona in 2013 with a degree in Communications and a minor in Sports Management. While at Arizona, Matt worked with the Sports Marketing team to produce major Pac-12 sporting events for the University, predominately Basketball and Football. In addition, he worked with local organizations to bring Youth Level Baseball to underserved youth in Tucson. Prior to returning to the Giants, Matt was the Business Development Manager for a local tech startup in San Jose. In his spare time, you will find Matt at the nearest golf course, or hanging at the park with his dog, George and wife, Kailey.

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Twitter: @JoeRitzo

Joe Ritzo is in his 16th season as the "Voice of the San Jose Giants" having served as the club's primary play-by-play broadcaster since 2007. During his tenure with the Giants, which began in a part-time broadcasting role in 2003, Joe has been behind the microphone for five league championship teams and called over 2,000 games. Joe is also in his seventh year as broadcaster of San Francisco Giants spring training games. He made his major league regular season broadcasting debut in 2019 and frequently serves as a play-by-play fill-in with the SF Giants. In addition to his work with the Giants organization, Joe is the broadcast voice for Santa Clara Women's Basketball. The Palo Alto native is a graduate of Santa Clara University

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Walk-up Song: "Audio Blood" - The Matches

Sierra is in her eighth season with the San Jose Giants. Not only is she the merchandise guru for the Giants, Sierra is also in charge of designing theme jerseys, promotional giveaway items and managing customer service. Having grown up in the Bay Area, she has been a lifelong Giants' fan and is excited to continue her journey with the organization. She looks forward to helping make memories at the ballpark. Let's Go Giants!

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Walk-up Song: "Jungle" - Andre Nickatina

David is entering his fifth season with the San Jose Giants, third year in the Marketing and Community Relations role. David went to school at Cal Poly Pomona, where he graduated in 2017 with a degree in Communication, emphasis in Public Relations. As a San Jose native, David is excited to share the Minor League Baseball experience with his hometown and is looking forward to the 2022 season and delivering fun and exciting content across the San Jose Giants social media.

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Walk-up Song: "Your Love" - The Outfield

Sam is entering his fourth season with the San Jose Giants on their Marketing team. As Marketing and Digital Media Coordinator, Sam takes lead on all video and graphic animation for the organization and serves as Press Box Manager on game day. In addition, he's the teams Webmaster and Newsletter Writer.

A Bay Area Native, Sam graduated from Butler University(IN) in 2019 with a degree in Digital Media Production. He specialized in video production and graphic animation at Butler, and has worked with some major sports organizations such as the NCAA, Fox Sports, KNBR 680/1050, The San Francisco Giants, Overtime Sports, Butler University Baseball, and the Golden State Warriors.

In addition to his time with San Jose, Sam currently works for San Jose State Athletics & Pac-12 Network on their broadcast production teams.

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Walk-Up Song: "Centerfield" by John Fogerty

Dave is entering his second season with the San Jose Giants. Dave is originally from Idaho but has lived in the Bay Are for several years. Dave graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in Accounting. Dave has played sports all his life with baseball being his favorite. He played many years in the local summer baseball leagues featuring many college players.

Dave spent several years in the high tech environment in management level Finance and Accounting positions for public and private sectors.