Team Owner: David N. Dittmann

Dittmann previously owned the Newport Gulls and helped start of Vermont Mountaineers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League where he was instrumental in the success of both teams. He also owned the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plains League. All three of these teams have led their respective leagues in attendance during Dittmann’s tenure.

Earlier, Dittmann owned an array of minor league team baseball teams, including the New Haven Ravens AA team. He grew up around baseball, as his father was the corporate attorney for the Philadelphia Phillies for years.

In January 2007, he climbed Mt. Kilamanjaro and in 2011 he plans to also climb Mt. Everest.

Dittmann resides in Newport, RI.

General Manager: Travis Heiser

Travis Heiser with NY Mets Great and Current NY Mets Hitting Coach Howard Johnson

Travis Heiser is in his third season as General Manager with the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs. A native of Canajoharie, N.Y., and former head baseball coach at St. Johnsville (N.Y) High School, Heiser spent 2007 as the Miners’ assistant coach. He played collegiately at Fulton-Montgomery (N.Y.) Community College where he was a New York State College Baseball All-Star and at Endicott (Mass.) College. Heiser is currently an elementary school teacher at St. Johnsville Central School. Travis resides in Canajoharie with his wife Emily and daughter Sofia.

Chairman: Tommy John

 

 The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs are pleased to announce that Major League Baseball legend Tommy John is joining the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs as TEAM CHAIRMAN.

“Tommy is the perfect choice to become the Chairman of Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs. There is no question he knows baseball but he also understands how important the team and players are to our fans, their families and the community. We’re looking forward to a long lasting and successful relationship with him”, noted Travis Heiser, General Manager of the DiamondDawgs.

 “When I was approached by Travis about becoming the Chairman it was an easy decision for me and I am honored to join the DiamondDawgs TEAM. I have been around baseball all my life and I think that the people of the Mohawk Valley have something special here with the DiamondDawgs. I will be working closely with Travis to make the DiamondDawgs the #1 summer collegiate baseball team in the country”, said Tommy John.

“I have been in and around Little Falls for the past year and I found it to be a great baseball town.  All of my friends on the New York Mets tell me what a fantastic time they had playing here.  I think with the current ownership that Little Falls can once again be a great baseball city.  The city has everything and now one can spend their time watching future Major League players play on this historic ball field’, noted John

John played in the major leagues for over 26 years, including stints with the Yankees, Dodgers, Angels and White Sox. He had three 20-win seasons, played in four World Series and was selected as an All-Star four times: 1968, 1978, 1979 and 1980. John went 4- 1 with a 2.08 ERA in seven League Championship Series starts and 2- 1 with a 2.67 ERA in six World Series appearances. He is the fifth winningest left handed pitcher in major league history.