Kyle Gleockler ’12
Senior director of revenue, Florida Operations for the New York Mets and co-general manager for the St. Lucie Mets
Kyle Gleockler ’12 can tell you in advance how busy the ticket counter is going to be at Clover Park during the Mets Spring training.
He can predict – with very good accuracy – what seasonal revenue will look like for the Minor League St. Lucie (Fla.) Mets, who share the same complex the rest of the year.
He also knows where scouts will sit, when umpires will arrive, and that theme nights and fireworks draw a crowd. He even knows what to do when fireworks lead to a fire (it’s only happened once).
In addition to making game nights happen, he also takes care of the players. In 2018, a young Venezuelan named Andrés Giménez joined the St. Lucie Mets and had nowhere to stay. “I wasn’t married yet, so it wasn’t uncommon for staff to rent out extra bedrooms to players.” Giménez ended up hunkering down with Gleockler through Covid and has since been traded to play for the Toronto Blue Jays at the Major League level.
Gleockler rose up the ranks himself since joining the Mets as an intern in 2013. Now, he helps other young individuals starting their careers. “I try to be somebody they can ask questions to, whether it’s how their mom can get a hotel when she visits or a rental car. I try to take everything off their plate that isn’t baseball related so they can focus on their one job and hopefully make their dreams come true.”
—Maya Bingaman ’19