Baxendale Named Hogs’ Director of Player Personnel & Acquisitions

Oliver Grigg July 1, 2026 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas’ DJ Baxendale has been named the baseball program’s director of player personnel and acquisitions. Baxendale, the Razorbacks’ first general manager for baseball, will take a leading role in roster construction and serve as an intermediary between the coaching staff, Arkansas Front Office, current student-athletes and prospective student-athletes, including high school recruits and transfer portal targets. The Arkansas Front Office is the strategic arm of the University of Arkansas Athletic Department that manages the business and operational aspects of modern college athletics. The department oversees key functions such as revenue sharing, NIL…