Area sports leader juggles two franchises with overlapping schedules

Tampa Bay Rays President and Rowdies Vice Chairman Brian Auld has his hands full as the baseball and soccer seasons begin.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. March 22, 2019
Brian Hartz. Tampa Bay Rays/Rowdies President Brian Auld goofs around at Al Lang Field with Rowdies mascot Pelican Pete.
Brian Hartz. Tampa Bay Rays/Rowdies President Brian Auld goofs around at Al Lang Field with Rowdies mascot Pelican Pete.
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The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce March 14 luncheon featured a guest who’s trying to keep a lot of balls in the air: Tampa Bay Rays President Brian Auld, now pulling double-duty as vice chairman of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, the St. Pete-based soccer club the Rays acquired in October from local entertainment and property magnate Bill Edwards.

 

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