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Sctvman · 03-18-2026, 11:42 PM

The story of Colleen Haney is one of someone who was just interested in baseball, in a city which has a relatively low interest in the sport. She looked up baseball teams in the city of London and found the London Mets. She called the team and asked if she could be a volunteer in addition to her job at QPR.

They obliged and soon she was helping to put on games selling tickets and promoting the club on social media posts. But none of the other workers knew the business acumen she had graduating from one of the premier business schools in the United States. She had also worked as an intern for the University of North Carolina Athletics which had provided her opportunities in major Division I sports in the United States.

Her responsibilities at the club grew throughout 2025, becoming the main PR person that press and journalists talked to. But she did not think that she would get into an even larger role heading into 2026, not only becoming the first women GM of a franchise in Great Britain but stepping up to become the manager of the club.

Haney hadn't played competitively since she was in high school graduating in 2019, but she still had it on the softball field, playing sometimes on a club team in college. Her owner, Charlie Hunter, asked if she would play, and after several hours of thinking, she said yes.

Haney would fill a role that was very rare in modern sports, fulfilling all 3 roles in the club, as a player, manager and GM. And all this at the ripe old age of 25 years old.

03-18-2026, 11:42 PM	#4
Sctvman Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 412	Colleen Haney The story of Colleen Haney is one of someone who was just interested in baseball, in a city which has a relatively low interest in the sport. She looked up baseball teams in the city of London and found the London Mets. She called the team and asked if she could be a volunteer in addition to her job at QPR. They obliged and soon she was helping to put on games selling tickets and promoting the club on social media posts. But none of the other workers knew the business acumen she had graduating from one of the premier business schools in the United States. She had also worked as an intern for the University of North Carolina Athletics which had provided her opportunities in major Division I sports in the United States. Her responsibilities at the club grew throughout 2025, becoming the main PR person that press and journalists talked to. But she did not think that she would get into an even larger role heading into 2026, not only becoming the first women GM of a franchise in Great Britain but stepping up to become the manager of the club. Haney hadn't played competitively since she was in high school graduating in 2019, but she still had it on the softball field, playing sometimes on a club team in college. Her owner, Charlie Hunter, asked if she would play, and after several hours of thinking, she said yes. Haney would fill a role that was very rare in modern sports, fulfilling all 3 roles in the club, as a player, manager and GM. And all this at the ripe old age of 25 years old.