Max enters his first season with the Shuckers as a Broadcaster and Media Relations Assistant. He will call all home games and select road games alongside Javik Blake on the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network.
Prior to joining the Shuckers, Gifford spent the previous two summers as the Voice of the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod Baseball League. The St. Louis, Missouri native is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, earning a Broadcast & Digital Journalism degree.
During his time at Syracuse, Gifford worked nearly 400 games across 10 sports with various media outlets, including ACC Network Extra, WJPZ, WAER and CitrusTV. He also spent three seasons as a broadcaster for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
Outside of baseball, Gifford enjoys creating convoluted spreadsheets, watching/reciting movies, and golfing.