EDDIE
BUSQUE
HEAD GROUNDSKEEPER
Eddie
begins his sixth season with the Charlotte Knights in 2006. Eddie spent the
1999 and 2000 seasons as the Assistant Groundskeeper with the Seattle Mariners
of the American League. Before that, he spent four seasons as the Head Groundskeeper
of the Don Beaver-owned Winston-Salem Warthogs of the Carolina League and was
also a member of the grounds crew of the Beaver-owned Hickory Crawdads of the
South Atlantic League for two years. Eddie spent this past off-season constructing
the field at both RFK Stadium and at Fenway Park. Eddie has been named Groundskeeper
of the Year on three occasions. First in 1998 in the Carolina League and most
recently in 2004 & 2005 in the International League. Eddie lives in Fort
Mill with his wife, Angel.