Michael Huie Named Triple-A Groundskeeper of the Year

TACOMA, WA – Today, Minor League Baseball named Tacoma Rainiers’ Director of Field Operations Michael Huie the Pacific Coast League and Triple-A Groundskeeper of the Year for the 2024 season.

Huie was given the award over nine other PCL teams and 29 other Triple-A teams, bringing home the award for the first time in Tacoma’s history. It was the first time a team in the Pacific Northwest has won the award since Spokane did so in 2015.

“Industry standards are only on the rise. Maintaining a quality playing surface is essential and goes far beyond the aesthetics,” Huie said. “The priority is to protect the players that come out to compete day in and day out.

In his eighth season with Tacoma, he is proud of winning the award for the organization but acknowledged that it is a complete team effort that goes into getting the field prepared.

“I may have won the award, but there is a tremendous cast that is dedicated to putting out the final product that we do,” Huie said. “Bring on 2025!”

Team President, Aaron Artman, stated that Huie is a perfectionist, and he is thrilled that all his hard work is being recognized.

“This is a tremendous honor for Michael and the entire organization,” Artman said. “He has very high standards and is extremely detail oriented, elevating our entire organization with the work he does on the field.”