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Hens turf manager moving on after 15 years

Jake Tyler is five time winner of Sports Turf Manager of the Year
April 5, 2019

Opening Day is the start of a new season, but for one individual, it's the end of an era. Fifth Third Field Turf Manager Jake Tyler is moving on from Minor League Baseball after 15 incredible years with the Mud Hens.

Opening Day is the start of a new season, but for one individual, it's the end of an era. Fifth Third Field Turf Manager Jake Tyler is moving on from Minor League Baseball after 15 incredible years with the Mud Hens.

Jake started his career in Toledo in 2004 after spending several seasons with the Tennessee Diamond Jaxx, the Louisville Bats and the Binghamton Mets. Jake and his wife Jessica came to town with their daughter, Riley, but added another daughter, Reagan and son, Cannon, while in Toledo. His children have grown up at the ballpark and have many fond memories here with their dad.
Jake was named Sports Turf Manager of the Year FIVE times -- in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, he was named Triple-A Sports Turf Manager of the Year in 2006 and 2008, and won the Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association Field of the Year in 2006. In 2009 his likeness inspired a "Chia Pet"-style bobblehead, which stands above all as his largest Minor League Baseball accomplishment. :)
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After 1,686 Minor League Baseball games, hundreds of sleepover tents, thousands of tarp pulls, an All-Star Game, an on-field putt-putt course, an outdoor hockey rink and millions of fans admiring the field he worked so hard on, we sadly say goodbye to Jake and wish him all the best in his next endeavor.
"Remember fans, grass grows by inches, kills by feet. Always stay on the warning track."