Sam Menzin

Sam Menzin has built a career at the intersection of baseball operations, athlete development, recruiting, and sports business strategy. As the founder and CEO of Campus Edge Baseball, he leads a recruiting and advisory platform dedicated to helping student-athletes navigate the college baseball recruiting process. His professional background includes experience in player acquisition, contract negotiations, organizational leadership, investment analysis, and sports consulting. Throughout his work, he has focused on developing practical solutions that connect athletes with opportunities and support informed decision-making in the sports industry.

After founding Campus Edge Baseball in 2025, Sam developed a recruiting platform that combines technology, analytics, and personalized guidance. The organization provides student-athletes with resources such as athlete profiles, recruiting tools, coach and school databases, school-match applications, and strategic recruiting support. As CEO, he manages daily operations across sales, marketing, social media, website development, client onboarding, analytics, financial tracking, video optimization, and NCAA compliance. He also works closely with baseball showcase organizations and maintains relationships with coaches across Division I, Division II, Division III, and junior college programs to increase athletes' visibility.

Beyond his recruiting work, Menzin serves as an analyst with Woods Capital and is the founder and principal of SJM Sports. Through these positions, he advises investors, ownership groups, and private equity firms evaluating sports-related opportunities. His consulting work includes reviewing sports assets, assessing acquisitions, and supporting operational planning within the industry.

His interest in baseball grew from both participation and study of the game. As a teenager, I read Moneyball, and it sparked a lasting interest in baseball analytics and strategy. During his time at Swarthmore College, Sam competed on the varsity baseball team for four years and received the 2012 Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Award. While attending college, he also worked for two years as Assistant Director at the Complete Game Institute, where he managed the Pitching Biomechanics Facility, coordinated pitching camps, and worked with high-speed video technology.

His professional development included internships with several respected organizations. With the New York Mets, Sam supported corporate sales efforts and assisted with client relations, activations, stadium tours, and game-day responsibilities. At Turner-Gary Sports, he worked in Baseball Operations for two years, gaining experience in arbitration preparation, market analysis, free-agent strategy, and player representation. During this period, he also contributed to the agency's website development. In 2012, he joined the Detroit Tigers as an intern in Baseball Operations, assisting with salary arbitration preparation, negotiation analysis, player evaluations, and trade-related research.

His time with the Detroit Tigers spanned more than 14 years and included advancement through several leadership positions. Beginning as an intern, Menzin progressed through analyst, coordinator, and director roles before being named Vice President and Assistant General Manager in 2021. In that position, he oversaw teams across scouting, medical, performance, and player experience departments. He contributed to player acquisition decisions, contract negotiations, salary arbitration processes, and capital investment initiatives exceeding $100 million. He also served as the club's interim point of contact during a transition in baseball operations leadership.

Academically, Sam earned a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Psychology from Swarthmore College and participated in a study abroad program in Rome, Italy. He is currently pursuing an Executive Master of Business Administration at Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business and is expected to graduate in 2027. Raised in Westbury, New York, he attended Friends Academy High School before continuing his academic and athletic journey.

Outside of his professional responsibilities, Sam Menzin maintains interests in baseball operations, scouting, statistical analysis, sports investments, construction projects, and contract negotiation. He also enjoys cooking, running, skiing, biking, yoga, and chess. In 2023, he completed the Detroit Marathon while raising $17,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. His volunteer efforts have included service with NOSH Food Kitchen in Glen Cove, New York, and Mission City in Detroit. Through his leadership, industry experience, and commitment to athlete development, he continues to contribute to the growth of baseball and the broader sports community.