The Peoria Chiefs have announced that after more than 20 years at the helm, team President Rocky Vonachen will retire from baseball.
The Vonachen family has been associated with Chiefs baseball in the Midwest League since 1983 and Rocky oversaw the development of Dozer Park in downtown Peoria in 2002 and the franchise's transition into the modern age of Minor League Baseball. Under his leadership the franchise hosted two MWL All-Star Games at Dozer Park and went over the 200,000 attendance plateau 14 times since moving downtown, including a franchise record 275,673 in 2008.
Peoria Official Site
For the first time since 1994, there won’t be a Vonachen running the daily operation of the Peoria Chiefs.
Peoria Journal Star
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