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St. Joseph Mustangs change ownership, GM Ky Turner takes over as new owner

Ky Turner will take over as the new owner of the St. Joseph Mustangs in 2022. Courtesy photo. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostThe St. Joseph Mustangs announced a change in the team's ownership Tuesday.Dan Gerson, who has owned the team since its inception in 2009, announced on Facebook Tuesday afternoon that he has sold the team to general manager Ky Turner - a St. Joseph native who has been in the GM role since 2014.Turner has also been involved with the team in multiple capacities since the team's first season in 2009.The team has since won seven MINK League championships, including in 2021, when the Mustangs defeated Sedalia, 12-2, in the championship series on July 30 at Phil Welch Stadium.The team also had an eighth straight top 10 finish in national attendance rankings for summer collegiate baseball teams.The Mustangs finished the 2021 season, averaging 2,246 fans per game. A total of 53,904 people walked through the gates at Phil Welch Stadium last summer. According to

St. Joseph Mustangs rank in the top 10 nationally in attendance

Mustangs to open 2021 season against Des Moines Peak Prospects Wednesday

By TOMMY REZAC St. Joseph Post For the first time in nearly two years, there will be St. Joseph Mustangs baseball inside Phil Welch Stadium today. The Mustangs’ open its 44-game regular season schedule with a home game against the newest member of the MINK League – the Des Moines Peak Prospects. First pitch is set for 7 p.m., kicking off the 12th season of Mustangs’ baseball. Wednesday’s contest will be the first of 24 home games this summer in St. Joseph. Mustangs owner Dan Gerson admits that the cancelled 2020 season was difficult for many different reasons. “It was tough,” he said. “I always get excited about a summer at Phil Welch, and I know how excited St. Joe gets, and it’s really hard. I own some restaurants and it was just tough on everybody.”