Sherry trades O’s job for Ag job, a shakeup at top of Moore reelection campaign, in political notes

Nicole Sherry trades her job as the Baltimore Orioles' head groundskeeper for a job as a state bureaucrat -- and is actually excited by the move -- while Ron Owens abruptly "steps away" from his job running the governor's reelection campaign, in political notes.

By: Christine Condon, Steve Crane

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 708

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Baltimore Orioles head groundskeeper Nicole Sherry is heading from the Yard to the state capital.

After 23 years with the Major League Baseball team, Sherry was named an assistant secretary at the Maryland Department of Agriculture earlier this week. Her last game manicuring the grasses of Camden Yards was Tuesday.

“We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Nicole,” Maryland Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks said in a news release. “Her experience managing complex operations and …

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