No stranger to the Burlington Royals, Keur spent the 2011-2016 seasons with the Burlington Royals before heading down to Daytona Beach, Florida to serve as the Team President for the Daytona Tortugas. In March 2020, Keur acquired Burlington Baseball Inc. from long-time owner and legend of baseball, Miles Wolff. Wolff provided Keur with his first full-time job back in 2011 when Keur became the Assistant General Manager.

In October 2013, Keur was named the General Manager of the Burlington Royals and at the time became the youngest GM in all of baseball. Keur was named the Appalachian League Executive of the Year for each of the subsequent three seasons (2014, 2015 and 2016) while at the helm. The Burlington Royals were recognized by the Appalachian League as the Promotional Award of Excellence in 2015 and 2016. In 2015, Keur was the recipient of the Matt Minker Award from the Kansas City Royals as their Top Minor League Employee. During Keur's three years at the helm, the team achieved record highs in revenue, attendance and community involvement and promotional activity.

Following Keur's first season with the Daytona Tortugas, he was awarded Minor League Baseball's top two national honors. Keur was named both Baseball America and Ballpark Digest's 2017 Minor League Baseball Executive of the Year.

A graduate from Elon University, Keur was recently recognized in the Elon Top 10 Graduates in the Last 10 Years. Ryan is married to his wife Brittany, and they have a lovable ballpark dog, Barley. During his free time, Ryan enjoys anything involving competition and enjoys watching college basketball and college football.

Anderson is entering his third season with the Burlington Sock Puppets as the team's General Manager. In their inaugural season (2021) as the Sock Puppets, the club saw an attendance increase of over 30% from the last season of the Burlington Royals (2019). The second season of the Sock Puppets set record highs in total season and average game attendance while hosting the MLB Network nationally televised 2022 Appalachian League All-Star Game & Skills Competition.

Born and raised in Northern Ohio, Rathbun attended Clemson University and has made stops with the then Rookie Level Burlington Royals, Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, and the then High-A Daytona Tortugas. When not at the ballpark, Anderson loves to be out on the golf course, get disappointed in Cleveland Sports, or hang out with his dog, Threaddie.

Sam is entering her 3rd season with the Sock Puppets, starting as a Sales Academy Intern in 2021, and then as the Director of Hospitality & Ticket Operations in 2022. Santos graduated from Elon University in May of 2022 with a degree in Sport Management, and has stayed in the area to start her professional career here in Burlington!

Originally from South Shore Massachusetts, she misses the beach but enjoys the warm NC weather, the Boston Bruins, and dog sitting the one and only ballpark dog, Threaddie.

Matthew is from the small town of Winfield, West Virginia. For the past 8 years he has called Conway, South Carolina home. Matthew is a two-time graduate of Coastal Carolina University earning a B.S. in Sport Management and, later, his MBA. While at Coastal, he worked in the Athletic Ticket Office where he saw the Chanticleers win the College World Series and the transition from the FCS to FBS level. Matthew also spent time working with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

He is excited to join an amazing organization in the Burlington Sock Puppets and can't wait to help take them to the next level!

My favorite sports teams include:

Marshall University (College)

Coastal Carolina University (College)

San Francisco Giants (MLB)

Miami Dolphins (NFL)

Nashville Predators (NHL)

Indiana Pacers (NBA)

Zach is entering his third season with the Burlington Sock Puppets and his 2nd season as the Marketing & Promotions Manager. Prior to his current position, he spent his first season as an Operations Intern overseeing food and beverage operations. In his current role, Zach is responsible for game day presentation, mascot and community appearances, marketing, and promotions.

Zach is from Graham, NC and graduated from Liberty University in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in Sport Management. During his time at Liberty, he was a Marketing Coordinator with the Fan Experience and Promotions department for three years. He was responsible for the game presentation for men's and women's tennis, men's soccer, and also assisted with volleyball and baseball. During his off time, Zach enjoys watching sports and losing his discs while playing disc golf.