Former RailCats Assistant General Manager John Baxter returned to the club as a special assistant to the President and Owner in early 2010. 

This season is Baxter’s 31st in sports management, a career that includes two stints as the President and General Manager of the Midwest League’s South Bend Silverhawks (formerly the South Bend White Sox), the latest coming from 2007-09.  Baxter first led the South Bend franchise from 1987-97 and was named Sporting News Minor League Baseball Class-A Executive of the Year in 1990.  The following season, Baxter helped the Silverhawks win the prestigious Class-A Freitas Award for outstanding franchise operations.

Baxter began his career in baseball in 1980 with the Wichita Aeros and also spent six seasons in the front office of the Oklahoma City 89ers (AAA) where he worked alongside current RailCats President/General Manager Roger Wexelberg.  Baxter has also worked previously as a consultant for the University of Notre Dame Athletic Department and for the Elkhart Express of the International Basketball League.

Baxter and his wife, Rita, reside in South Bend and are the proud parents of a son, Sam, and daughter, Sara.