Steve Montgomery (widely known as “Mongo”) will mark his 10th season with the Explorers in 2021. Montgomery is the winningest manager in team history and has led the Explorers to the playoffs in six of his first nine seasons, Including finals appearances in 2015 and 2019. He enters 2024 with a 504-395 (.561) record. His 2015 club holds the record for most league wins in a season at 75. “Mongo” became the winningest Manager in Explorers history on July 22, 2022, in a 7-4 win over the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park. His 427th win passed Ed Nottle, who had held the record since 2007 after he managed the club for 10 seasons. The 2023 club was his sixth team to have a winning record and the 52 wins marks the sixth time he has had at least 50 wins in a season. Montgomery reached the 500-win mark in the Siouxland on May 27, 2023 in a 3-2 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks at Lewis and Clark Park.
Montgomery began his coaching career in 2004 as a pitching coach with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, and from 2005-2009, he also served as the pitching coach for North Dakota State University. In his 10 seasons as the pitching coach, the RedHawks compiled a 590-383 record, good for a .606 winning percentage. Montgomery spent nine seasons in professional baseball, playing in the Orioles, Royals, Dodgers and Red Sox organizations, reaching as high as Triple-A in 1997. He also played independent baseball in the Frontier and Northern Leagues. He was a member of the 1996 Australian Baseball League Champion Perth Heat while a member or the Orioles organization.