Lowell Spinners Announce New Co-Owners Marc Deschenes, John Croteau; Name Graber Manager
On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the Lowell Spinners introduced Kevin Graber as the new manager of the expansion Lowell Spinners of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. “I get to have a…
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On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the Lowell Spinners introduced Kevin Graber as the new manager of the expansion Lowell Spinners of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
“I get to have a pro baseball-type experience, but not the 365-days-a-year pro experience,” said Graber in a statement shared with The Eagle-Tribune. “Here, I get to have my cake and eat it too. I still get to do all the things I like doing at Phillips Andover [where he came to work a year ago], and I get to have this awesome experience with the Spinners. It's just a perfect situation.”
During a press conference, co-owners John Croteau and Marc Deschenes announced the team name, new look, and Graber as the new manager.
About Kevin Graber
Born and raised in Albany, New York, Graber originally played college baseball at Winthrop University, a Division I school, before transferring to The College of Saint Rose. He earned first-team all-conference honors twice and captained the Golden Knights. He played professionally in Australia and for the Prairie League's Southern Minnesota Stars, according to The Eagle-Tribune.
Graber has been inducted into four Hall of Fames: the New York Baseball Club in 1994, the College of Saint Rose in 2014, the Amsterdam Mohawks in 2016, and the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024.
About John Croteau
John Croteau held a 42-year career in the technology industry, most recently as CEO of Pison Technology, a Boston-based neurotech startup. Earlier in his career, he was the president and CEO of MACOM, a public company that achieved an enterprise value of $4.5 billion and became Lowell's largest private employer.
About Marc Deschenes
Marc Deschenes was a legendary shortstop at UMass Lowell. The Cleveland Indians acquired him in the 1995 MLB Draft. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected him in the first round of the 1999 MLB Rule V Draft.
Deschenes has enjoyed a 13-year professional baseball career, ending with the Pawtucket Red Sox. He founded and operated several youth baseball and softball organizations, including the Junior Spinners, now called the USA Prime.
