It is with great excitement that Rich Baseball Operations announced that Leighann Sainato has been named General Manager of the West Virginia Black Bears. In her sixth year with the Black Bears organization, Sainato becomes just the second GM in Black Bears history! Sainato becomes the first woman general manager in the MLB Draft League and in the history of Rich Baseball Operations (comprising of the Black Bears, the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons and the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals)!
Rich Baseball Operations has also promoted Craig McIntosh to Black Bears Director of Ballpark & Team Operations. The Black Bears return to Monongalia County Ballpark for the 2022 Home Opener on Tuesday, June 7 against the Frederick Keys.