BY DAVID WISHTISCHIN
david@floridaweekly.com
The Luncheon Panelists included The Minnesota Twins’ President & Chief Executive Officer Dave St. Peter and Assistant Director, Florida & Dominican Operations Victor Gonzalez alongside Senior Vice President, Assistant General Manager of the Boston Red Sox Michael Groopman and General Manager of Florida Operations & JetBlue Park with the Boston Red Sox Shawn Smith. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
February 18, 2026, The Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce gathered for their “Let’s Talk Baseball” Luncheon at JetBlue Park, home location of the Boston Red Sox’s spring training season. This program focused on the upcoming Spring Training season as well as industry insights with a panel discussion with two representatives from the Boston Red Sox and the Minesota Twins. The luncheon panelists included The Minnesota Twins’ President & Chief Executive Officer Dave St. Peter and Assistant Director, Florida & Dominican Operations Victor Gonzalez alongside Senior Vice President, Assistant General Manager of the Boston Red Sox Michael Groopman and General Manager of Florida Operations & JetBlue Park with the Boston Red Sox Shawn Smith.
Alyssa White, Juan Esponda and Iris Hernandez. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Dustin Morse, Eric Raddatz and Ira Liebman. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
John Kohlhauff, Sam Stolly, Ricky Tamer and Norm Halverson. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Katie Raile, Jenna Adams, Merry Coffman and Tracy Siekmann. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
John Bodner and Jose Cabreja. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Kam Wollard, Jessica Rybak, Siri Phanthong and Stefanie Rubicco. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Jordan Kotek, Angie Millican, Stephanie Young, Jacob Shaw and Jean-Marc Regnier. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Mike Sullivan Kelly Halverson and Eli Sank. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Edward Yogmas, Michael Davis and Susana Alvarez Davis. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Rodney Ford and John Lai. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Tina Ginzalez, Jay Johnson, Jesi Jarosz and Vanessa Cardona. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Bill McNamara, Maricela Estrada and Nate Halligan. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
The Minnesota Twins’ President & Chief Executive Officer Dave St. Peter and Assistant Director, Florida & Dominican Operations Victor Gonzalez. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Tim Hardy at the podium. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
John Lai at the podium. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Dean Piccirillo at the podium. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Jen Whyte at the podium. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Lee County Sports Development Executive Director Jeff Mielke introduced the panelists. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY
Statue of Ted Williams at JetBlue Park. -DAVID WISHTISCHIN / FLORIDA WEEKLY