Chris Carminucci Arizona Diamondbacks Chris Carminucci currently serves as a Professional Scout/Independent League Coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks, a position he has held for 4 seasons. Known throughout the baseball community as the scout that can find the diamonds in the rough; Chris is best known for signing several independent players that have gone on to play in the Major Leagues. Chris had previous experiences as a scout with the Kansas City Royals, and Philadelphia Phillies. Chris’s professional career began as a player in the independent professional Leagues, with stops in the Big South League, and Northeast League. After his playing days had ended, he began coaching at the collegiate level with St. Johns University (Big East Conference), and Brewster Whitecaps (Cape Cod League). Chris’s professional managerial debut was in 2004, with the Bangor Lumberjacks of the Can-Am League. Chris has spent time at the helm of the Grays (Can-Am League), St. Joseph Blacksnakes (American Association), Atlantic City Surf (Can-Am), where he was awarded the Manager of the Year Award in 2007, and Brockton Rox (Can- Am League) in 2009-2010, where he led the team to its highest win total in club history, including back to back playoff appearances. In his professional managerial career Chris tallied a very successful .523 winning percentage. In 2006, Carminucci combined his on field managerial experience with being named Vice-President of Player Procurement for Ventura Sports Group, while also forming CSG Sports Consulting Company. Ventura enlisted Carminucci’s expertise to help build rosters for their teams that eventually included the Atlantic City Surf (Can- Am League), El Paso Diablos (American Association), Grand Prairie Airhogs (American Association), and Laredo Lemurs (American Association). Carminucci has served as President of the Atlantic City Surf in 2008, where he was instrumental in leading the Surf to its highest average attendance in league history. In 2009, Carminucci while performing his on field managerial duties was hired to oversee the off-the-field operations of the Brockton Rox Professional Baseball Club, and Shaw’s Convention Center as CEO and President. In 2010, Carminucci founded the Western Connecticut Baseball Academy, operated out of the Newton Youth Academy in Newton, Ct. In 2011, Chris was instrumental in the formation of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England, a summer collegiate baseball league that began play in the summer of 2011. The league inaugural season consisted of four teams, Martha Vineyard Shark’s, Torrington (CT) Titans, Nashua Silver Knights, and Seacoast Mavericks. Chris served as CEO of both the Sharks and Titans that first year. While on the board of directors of the FCBL, a position he currently maintains, Chris helped orchestrate the league expansion to ten teams by its third year of operation. Chris’s love for teaching coaches about the game and instructing at baseball clinics and camps, has taken him all over the world. A native of Westchester County, N.Y., when away from the ballpark, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife, Lauren, and their daughters, Emma, Kate, and Elle. .