Front Office

Angela Deke - Vice President of Ticket & Business Operations

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Angela Deke serves as the Senior Director of Ticket Operations, overseeing all aspects of ticketing for the Springfield Cardinals. Angela joined the Springfield Cardinals staff in the 2005 Inaugural Season, first as Box Office Manager, then Director of Ticket Operations and now Senior Director of Ticket Operations.

Angela grew up in Springfield, just a few blocks from Hammons Field, and attended Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) before spending 12 years working there in Athletics and Performing Arts. Once a Bear, Always a Bear. In what little free time baseball offers, she enjoys going on cruises, watching Hallmark movies and spending time with her husband, kids, grandkids and 6 lb Shih Tzu (none of which necessarily enjoy the Hallmark movies).

Justin Garner - Account Executive, Ticket Sales

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Justin has been with the Cardinals since 2023. He became full-time after being hired as a Community Marketing Coordinator in December of 2023 following his graduation from Missouri State University. The Owensville, MO native wrapped his first season in baseball as an Inside Sales Associate last year, and can't wait to continue working with businesses, schools, individual fans and organizations throughout Cardinals Nation to find the best way for them to enjoy a night at Hammons Field.

Steve Granado - Manager of Public Relations & Digital Marketing

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Steve Granado joined the Cardinals in 2024 after beginning his career in Minor League Baseball in 2015 with play-by-play broadcasting and media relations stints with the Boise Hawks, West Virginia Power, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Inland Empire 66ers along the way. He is responsible for the team's public relations, media relations and digital marketing initiatives, planning and producing a wide range of content to entertain, inform and engage fans both inside the ballpark and through the club's digital and social media platforms.

Steve is a native of La Habra, CA and is a 2015 graduate of Cal State Fullerton. He lives in Springfield with his girlfriend Megan and dog Kylo. Steve enjoys playing video games, rooting on his Los Angeles Lakers and Anaheim Ducks, watching movies, going to comedy shows, reading comics and cooking. You can catch him on select Springfield Cardinals games on the air, the Cards YouTube channel or on MSU Hockey broadcasts during the offseason.

Jason Schwartz - Play by Play Broadcaster

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Jason Schwartz joined the Cardinals in 2025 as the fifth broadcaster in franchise history. A Los Angeles, CA native, Jason brings a wealth of Minor League Baseball experience to Springfield. With over ten years on the mic in the Minors, primarily with the Lancaster JetHawks, Cardinals fans can hear him all for home and road games on Classic Rock 106.7, SpringfieldCardinals.com and simulcast on Bally Sports Live for home games.

Outside of his work in Springfield, the University of Southern California graduate hosts the USC Football talk show "Trojans Wrap Up" on ESPNLA 710 and is a studio host for USC football broadcasts. In addition to his football duties, Schwartz is the lead Play-by-Play voice for Long Beach State Men's Basketball.