S1 Ep5: IDEA Updates + Process of opening a new Ballpark with Chris DeRuyscher • Texas Rangers Sr. Director of Ballpark Entertainment

Chris is the Sr. Director of Ballpark Entertainment with the
Texas Rangers and responsible for managing TXR Productions which
handles audio and visual work for different departments within
the Rangers organization including Rangers Game Entertainment,
Rangers Events, the Rangers Foundation, Baseball Operations,
Social Media, and more. This is his 7th season with the Rangers
and 20th overall in Major League baseball, having spent 13 years
with the Kansas City Royals previously.


 


Chris is also currently serving as Past IDEA President, after
having spent 4 years as IDEA President.  He is also a proud
University of Nebraska and HuskerVision alumni.  There he
was tutored and given his live event career start under former
IDEA President and Hall of Famer Jeff Schmahl.

We get discuss IDEA and the changes made to this year's plan, the
new ballpark build, and what that entailed, and how he goes about
his day-to-day as a manager.