Schaumburg Boomers sign manager Bennett, general manager Larson to contract extensions
The Schaumburg Boomers announced that field manager Jamie Bennett and executive vice president/general manager Michael Larson have agreed to contract extensions with the organization through 2028.
The tandem has worked together from the 2018 season onward and have helped expand upon the success that Bennett, the only field manager in team history, already started.
Bennett owns the fifth most victories in Frontier League history and will move into fourth this summer. The Tennessee native won his 600th game last season. Bennett has directed the Boomers to four Frontier League championships, tied for the most by an individual manager. The four titles won by the Boomers are the most by any single franchise in league history and the team has achieved the feat in just 12 seasons.
“Jamie is a proven winner, strong leader and extremely well-respected throughout professional baseball,” Boomers owner Patrick Salvi said. “We are fortunate to have him leading the Boomers on the field as we continue to pursue Frontier League championships.”
The team has reached the playoffs six times under the guidance of Bennett, including three straight seasons from 2021-23. The 2021 team won the title while the 2022 squad lost one of the most competitive championship series in league history, bringing an end to a stretch of 11 consecutive playoff series wins.
Bennett won his first title in 2013, just the second year of the organization. The club became the first team in league history to complete a 6-0 run through the postseason. The Boomers won the championship again in 2014, becoming just the third team in league history to win back-to-back titles.
With Larson at the front of the organization the success for the Boomers has not just been on the field. Larson has three times been selected as the Bob Wolfe Award winner as the Frontier League’s Executive of the Year (2019, 2021 and 2023). Larson earned the John Dittrich Award as the Minor League Executive of the Year by the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago in 2024.
During Larson’s tenure attendance at Wintrust Field has continually risen from 3,176 per game in 2018 to 4,721 in 2024 as the Boomers have established themselves as one of the premier organizations in all of the MLB Partner Leagues.