Carousel Hospitality joins job fair

January 29, 2025 by Steve Shutt

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Carousel Hospitality, the new in-house food service partner of Truist Point, the High Point Rockers and Carolina Core FC, will be seeking workers at the Rockers’ job fairs next week. The community-wide seasonal job fairs will be held at Truist Point on Tuesday, February 4 and Thursday, February 6 in the Catalyst Club. Some positions will begin as early as mid-February.

Carousel Hospitality will be interviewing for positions providing kitchen help, food prep, servers, catering staff, concessions workers, bartenders, supervisors and warehouse staff.

The job fair on Tuesday, February 4 will run from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. while the February 6 event goes from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Job fair participants may apply for part-time, seasonal positions available with the Rockers, Truist Point, Carousel and Carolina Core FC. Each club’s season runs from April through October.

Jobs applicants must be at least 18 years old and present a valid state ID. Prior experience in the fields of customer service, transportation, hospitality and food service is preferred, but not required. CCFC will hold exhibition matches beginning in late February.

The job fair will be held in the Catalyst Club at Truist Point. Parking is available in the Catalyst Club parking lot, located at 214 Lindsay Street.

Specific job inquiries may be directed to [email protected] or by calling the Rockers at (336) 888-1000.

Rockers to host job fairs at Truist Point

January 23, 2025 by Steve Shutt

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers will host a pair of community-wide seasonal job fairs at Truist Point on Tuesday, February 4 and Thursday, February 6 in the Catalyst Club.

The job fair on Tuesday, February 4 will run from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. while the February 6 event goes from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Job fair participants may apply for part-time, seasonal positions available with the Rockers, Truist Point and Carolina Core FC. Each club’s season runs from April through October.

The job fair will be held in the Catalyst Club at Truist Point. Parking is available in the Catalyst Club parking lot, located at 214 Lindsay Street.

Specific job inquiries may be directed to [email protected] or by calling the Rockers at (336) 888-1000.

Rockers coaching staff returning in 2025

January 21, 2025 by Steve Shutt

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Jamie Keefe, the only manager the High Point Rockers have known since forming in 2019, will return as manager for a sixth season, team president Pete Fisch announced today. Also returning will be pitching coach Frank Viola and bench coach/director of player personnel Ryan Dull.

Keefe, 51, has led the Rockers to a 361-280 record and three Atlantic League playoff berths in his five seasons. The Rockers tied for the South Division second half championship in 2024. The 361 wins over the past five seasons are the most of any ALPB club.

“I couldn’t be happier to be returning to High Point,” said Keefe. “High Point is where I want to be. Our coaching staff has had some good success over the last few years and we hope to continue to do so.

“The goal of the Atlantic League is to give players a chance to succeed and get a chance to play at the next level. We have been able to put ourselves in a position to win a lot of games and also provide our players with that chance to move up.”

“We are proud of our coaching staff and pleased to have them all back in 2025,” said Fisch. “They represent the High Point community well. Jamie Keefe is an outstanding leader and an even better person.”

Keefe will enter his 23rd season as a manager in 2025 with a career record of 1,133-962 and a winning percentage of .541. While with the Rockers, 39 players have signed contracts with MLB affiliate clubs or foreign leagues. Seven former Rockers have reached the Major Leagues including pitchers Huascar Brazoban, Alberto Baldonado, David Robertson, Jake Petricka, Kyle Barraclough and Brandon Leibrandt as well as infielder Tyler Ladendorf.

Over his five years with the Rockers, Keefe has led the club to seven first or second place half-season finishes and has twice posted the best overall record in the Atlantic League. His .563 winning percentage in the Atlantic League ranks eighth all-time in ALPB history.

Viola has become the preeminent pitching coach in the Atlantic League since joining the club in 2019. Under his tutelage, the Rockers have led the Atlantic League in earned run average three times over the past five seasons and are the only club with multiple seasons with a sub 4.00 ERA (2019, 2024). High Point has led the league with the fewest walks three times including 2023 and 2024. High Point allowed just 7.8 hits per nine innings in 2024, the best rate ever for an Atlantic League team.

Viola, a native Long Islander, spent 15 years in the Major Leagues, earning the Cy Young Award in 1988 and earning World Series MVP honors in 1987. He won 176 MLB games and was named to three All-Star games.

Dull, a native of Kernersville, N.C., a graduate of East Forsyth High and a five-year Major League veteran, will return for his second season as the Rockers bench coach. Dull made 171 career relief appearances in the Majors and went 8-9 with a 4.31 ERA. As a Rocker, he appeared in 112 games and set the club career record with 31 saves while earning selection to the ALPB Postseason All-Star team in 2023.

The Rockers open the 2025 season at Southern Maryland on April 25 and will play their first home game against Lexington on May 2.

Season tickets are on sale now at www.HighPointRockers.com.

Jimenez returning in 2025

January 7, 2025 by Steve Shutt

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Outfielder Gilberto Jimenez has signed a contract to return to the High Point Rockers in 2025.

Jimenez, 24, joined the Rockers on July 5, 2024 and collected a pair of hits in his first game. He started his tenure with the Rockers with a six-game hitting streak. On July 28 at Southern Maryland, Jimenez set a club record by hitting two triples in the same game.

Jimenez finished the season with a .278 average, three home runs and 19 RBI.

“Gilberto is still a young guy in terms of his baseball career and he was a great mid-season addition to our club,” said Rockers manager Jamie Keefe. “With the experience he gained last year, he will be an even better player and regular contributor in 2025.”

A native of San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, Jimenez started his professional career in the Boston Red Sox organization in 2018 at the age of 17. He started the 2024 season with Boston’s High Class A club in Greenville, S.C. before joining the Rockers.

The Rockers open the 2025 season at the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on April 25. High Point’s home opener will take place on Tuesday, May 6 when the Rockers host the Gastonia Ghost Peppers. Season tickets are on sale now at www.HighPointRockers.com.

Rockers set 2025 Game Times

December 20, 2024 by Steve Shutt

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Rockers today announced that game times for the 2025 season have been set. Weeknight and Saturday games will remain at 6:35 p.m. while Sunday games will be played at 4:05 p.m. These are the same times that the Rockers used over the last two seasons.

“Our fans responded to our postseason survey that they enjoyed the game times we used over the last two seasons,” said Rockers President Pete Fisch.

The Rockers will play two midweek day games this season. The Tuesday, May 6 home game with Gastonia will start at 11:05 a.m. as the Rockers celebrate Education Day with elementary students from Guilford County schools and surrounding counties invited to the game. The Rockers will have a 12:05 p.m. first pitch on Wednesday, July 9 against defending Atlantic League Champion York.

Since joining the Atlantic League in 2019, the Rockers have the most home wins of any ALPB team with 188 and the best home winning percentage at .584. High Point leads the league in wins (361) and winning percentage (.563) over all games played since 2019.

RHP Sako signs with Mets

December 9, 2024 by Steve Shutt

HIGH POINT, N.C. (December 9, 2024) – Yuhi Sako, a righthanded pitcher for the High Point Rockers in 2024, was signed by the New York Mets on Monday.

The Rockers acquired Sako in early September. He made two starts for High Point and while both resulted in no-decisions, he was outstanding in striking out 14 batters over 10.1 innings of work while walking just six. The Rockers won both games that he started in 2024.

Sako, 25, is a native of Osaka, Japan who came to the U.S. in 2023.

Sako is the 39^th player in the Rockers’ five-year history to sign with an MLB team or foreign club. The Rockers have had seven players reach the Major Leagues including LHP Brandon Leibrandt who started the 2024 season with the Rockers before reaching the Majors with the Cincinnati Reds in August. Leibrandt recently signed a free agent contract with the New York Yankees.

About High Point Baseball, Inc.

The High Point Rockers, operated by the non-profit High Point Baseball, play their home games at Truist Point, a state-of-the-art $36 million ballpark which serves as a catalyst to the rejuvenation of downtown High Point. The Rockers have reached the Atlantic League playoffs in three of four years after winning the South Division title in both halves of the 2023 season. The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an MLB Partner League, has 10 clubs from New York to North Carolina. For more, visit HighPointRockers.com.

About the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB)

Celebrating its third decade, the Atlantic League is Major League Baseball’s first Professional Partner League, a player gateway to the major leagues, and a leader in baseball innovation. Over its 25-year history, the ALPB has sent over 1,400 players to MLB organizations while drawing over 47 million fans to its family-friendly ballparks. Please visit www.AtlanticLeague.com.