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'''Ted Tornow''' was the General Manager for the [[Butte Copper Kings]] of the [[Pioneer League]] during Butte's affiliation with [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays|Tampa Bay]].

== Professional history ==
Turnow began his career in professional baseball in [[Green Bay, WI]] in 1984. From 1985 through at least 1987 he worked in media operations for the [[Tennessee Chicks]], for the [[Huntsville Stars]] in 1992, and as Assistant General Manager for the [[Jackson Generals (Texas League)|Jackson Generals]] of the [[Texas League]] through the 1994 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Transactions |newspaper=Kansas City Star |page=D6 |date=December 23, 1994}}</ref>

=== Butte Copper Kings ===
Turnow was the General Manager for the Butte Copper Kings from 1995 through 1998, including {{by|1996}} when the team was Tampa Bay's Advanced Rookie-level affiliate.  Following that season, Turnow was honored as the Pioneer League's Executive of the Year for his role in the franchise's first playoff appearance in seven years and its largest ever season attendance figure.

=== Current Status ===
Since leaving the Copper Kings, Turnow has held the position of General Manager for the [[Clinton LumberKings]] of the Class-A [[Midwest League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Tornow Bio |work=The Official Site of the Clinton LumberKings |publisher=Clinton LumberKings |url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/about/page.jsp?ymd=20060209&content_id=41184&vkey=about_t500&fext=.jsp&sid=t500 |accessdate=May 22, 2011}}</ref>

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