Baseball
- Title:
- Director of Baseball Operations & Program Development
- Email:
- pbarron@scarletknights.com
- Phone:
- 732-445-7742
Peter Barron enters his 10th year on the Rutgers baseball staff in 2026. As the director of baseball operations and program development for the Scarlet Knights, Barron oversees all administrative aspects of the program. In addition, Barron supervises the group of student managers and is the liaison to departments within athletics.
Barron's mentorship of the student manager program has seen former managers go on to careers in baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, World Baseball Classic, MLBPA, Rutgers Athletics and the Somerset Patriots.
Before arriving in Piscataway, Barron spent two seasons as the director of baseball operations at St. John's. He helped with all aspects of the program, including apparel, equipment, team travel, meals, video, statistics and game charts. Barron also oversaw a staff of five student managers, assisted with team community service and served as the liaison between the coaching staff and departments within athletics.
Barron started off as a student manager for the Red Storm in Sept. 2012 and served three seasons before joining the staff as a graduate assistant. He managed equipment and player development video among other duties, working as the head manager in 2014 and 2015.
In addition to working in operations, Barron has coaching experience with summer teams and camps. He served as an assistant coach for the Shelter Island Bucks in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League during the summers of 2016 and 2017, coaching third base, handling roster construction, community outreach and mentoring the position players.
Originally from Long Valley, New Jersey, Barron owns two degrees from St. John's. He earned his master's in sports management in 2017 and his bachelor's in marketing in 2015. Barron currently resides in Butler, New Jersey with his wife, Emily.
