David Kerr
Assistant General Manager
The guy who usually says, “I’ll figure it out.”
Assistant General Manager
Design, marketing, storytelling, operations, community work, weird ideas, broken things, last-minute fixes, and the occasional moment where he looks around and realizes this whole thing is actually happening.
A builder, not just a title
David Kerr is the Assistant General Manager of the Mississippi Mud Monsters, a role that tends to mean a little bit of everything. Planning, designing, troubleshooting, creating, and occasionally stepping back to take in the fact that something that once existed only as an idea is now happening in real time.
A native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, David has spent nearly two decades in professional baseball, with stops at the Arkansas Travelers, Gary SouthShore RailCats, Mississippi Braves, and Mississippi Mud Monsters.
The Story Behind the Mud Monsters
David joined Badge Banter to talk through the Mud Monsters identity, the story behind the brand, and how a new team in Pearl found its voice.
The place where stories find people
For David, baseball has never just been about the game on the field. It has always been about the people around it - the kid getting a foul ball, the family making a summer memory, the season ticket holder who has sat in the same section for years, and the staff member quietly making sure the night feels special.
That belief has shaped nearly every stop in his career. From promotions and ticket sales to design, operations, and community work, he sees minor league baseball as one of the rare places where nostalgia, creativity, and connection all get to live in the same ballpark.
From one chapter to the next
Before the Mud Monsters, David worked with the Mississippi Braves during the final years of affiliated baseball at Trustmark Park. When that chapter closed, he stayed in Pearl to help build what came next.
That experience gave him a unique perspective on what the ballpark had meant, what fans were losing, and what a new team would need to become in order to feel real. The Mud Monsters gave him the chance to help turn an ending into a beginning.
Helping give the monster meaning
David has had a hand in many of the visual and storytelling details that shape the Mud Monsters brand, from uniforms and merchandise to promotional concepts, ballpark messaging, and the voice fans see online.
The name, the colors, the uniforms, and the weird little moments all came from a team effort. David’s role has often been helping connect those pieces into a story that feels unmistakably Mississippi, unmistakably Pearl, and unmistakably Mud Monsters.
Built from the Swamp
The Mud Monsters’ 2025 uniforms were designed in-house by David Kerr and built around a story-driven system of teal, white, and black jerseys, matching pants, multiple cap combinations, and details meant to make the team feel fully formed from day one.
Taking the Mud Monsters story beyond Pearl
In the fall of 2025, David had the opportunity to present the Mud Monsters story at the Frontier League meetings in Ottawa, sharing how the team’s identity, voice, and fan experience came together during its first season.
For a team built quickly, loudly, weirdly, and from the ground up, it was a chance to step back and explain what all those little details were really trying to do: make people feel connected to something new.
Sharing the Monster-Sized Story
David presented the Mud Monsters brand journey to fellow Frontier League clubs, highlighting the storytelling, design, and community work behind the team’s launch.
Where everything connects
Before baseball, David worked in telecom and retail management, learning how to lead people, solve problems in real time, and keep things moving when the plan inevitably falls apart. It turns out those are pretty useful skills in minor league baseball.
Over time, he’s become a mix of designer, marketer, operator, and storyteller. Someone who believes the details matter, the experience matters, and that the best organizations are the ones where everyone is willing to step in and help build something bigger than themselves.
Showing up where the ballpark lives
David has become deeply rooted in Pearl and Central Mississippi, serving with the Pearl Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club of Pearl, and Main Street Pearl. For him, the Mud Monsters are not separate from the community around them. They are part of it.
That means the work does not stop at the gates of Trustmark Park. It shows up in local partnerships, school visits, community events, downtown conversations, and the small details that make people feel like this team belongs to them.
Monster Notes
A few quick facts from the muddy file.
- Role: Assistant General Manager
- Originally from: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- Baseball path: Arkansas Travelers, Gary SouthShore RailCats, Mississippi Braves, Mississippi Mud Monsters
- Specialties: Design, marketing, storytelling, operations, and fixing the thing that broke
- Community: Pearl Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club of Pearl, and Main Street Pearl
- Favorite ballpark fuel: Pepsi Zero Sugar
At the end of the day, David’s work is about helping people feel something when they walk into the ballpark. A sense of place. A sense of fun. A sense that this weird, muddy, monster-sized thing belongs to them too.