The 2025 season will mark Tom’s 24th season in Minor League Baseball and 3rd as the Vice President & General Manager of the Sioux City Explorers. Since joining the X’s prior to the 2023 campaign the organization has seen significant growth across all major revenue and attendance categories and re-established itself as part of the Siouxland community, while the team on the field has qualified for the American Association playoffs each season.
Prior to arriving in Sioux City, Backemeyer spent more than two decades in affiliated baseball, working in all facets of the industry, helping build and grow successful franchises across the country. His most recent stops included leadership roles with the Everett AquaSox (2009-2014), Lancaster JetHawks (2015-2020) and the Vancouver Canadians (2021-2022).
Backemeyer, a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, did his undergrad work at Colorado State University and completed his MBA at the University of Denver.
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