Amy Gutierrez, with more than 20 years connected to the San Francisco Giants, has become co-general manager of the RedPocket Mobiles in the Pioneer League. The Mobiles are a new team named after a budget cellphone service provider and will play exclusively on the road for the entire 2026 summer. The schedule includes 96 games traveling from California to Montana, with the team together on buses throughout the season. Gutierrez works alongside Pioneer League director of baseball operations Al Maulding and has been learning GM responsibilities such as scouting trips, spring training in Arizona, and roster moves. The role also includes extensive off-field logistics, including arranging food for games.
"“I think, hands down, this is the most unique situation in baseball I've ever encountered,” Gutierrez told SFGATE in a phone interview last week. “Like, I kind of can't believe these guys are willing to do this. Ninety-six games on the road from California to Montana, and they are going to be together, and they're going to be on a bus, and I think it's going to have all kinds of fun story lines and some drama.”"
"Gutierrez has been working as co-GM alongside Pioneer League director of baseball operations Al Maulding since she was hired in late February. She's gotten a true crash course in everything that comes with the GM role - from scouting trips to spring training in Arizona to the highs and lows of roster moves."
"But unlike a GM for a big league team, a minor league general manager has far more off-field tasks to manage. When she spoke to SFGATE last week, Gutierrez was driving up to Marysville, about 20 miles east of Sutter Buttes, for an exhibition game but said she needed to stop at a Save Mart to pick up the food for t"
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