BILLINGS — The Billings Mustangs announced Friday that General Manager Matt Allen is leaving the club to pursue new opportunities in commercial real estate. Assistant General Manager Steven Howe will succeed him starting Monday.
The move makes Howe only the third general manager of the Mustangs this century, following Gary Roller and Allen.
Allen helped navigate the Mustangs through the team's early years as an independent professional baseball club. With both Allen and Howe as critical parts of the Mustangs' senior leadership team, the club has been consistently among the Pioneer League's leaders in attendance while maintaining some of the league's least expensive ticket and concessions prices.
Team owner Dave Heller praised both the departing and incoming general managers.
"Matt Allen is a first-rate talent and a great person who did an outstanding job as General Manager," Heller said. "He's thoughtful, dedicated, and committed to excellence, and he will be missed. Fortunately, we have Steven Howe ready to step into the General Manager's role without missing a beat. Steven is hard-working, smart, and incredibly talented; he's earned this promotion and we at the Mustangs are lucky to have him."
Over the past decade, Howe has steadily worked his way up the baseball ladder, succeeding in every position. He started in 2021 as an intern for the Grand Junction Rockies in the Pioneer League. After two seasons with the Rockies, where he rose to oversee ballpark operations, Howe made the move to Billings. He started with the team in February 2023 as Director of Marketing & Promotions before being promoted to Assistant General Manager.
"The Mustangs are a historic franchise and I'm grateful for this opportunity to represent such an incredible baseball team in such a wonderful city," Howe said. "I'm so excited to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Gary Roller and Matt Allen, and continue to build on the momentum this incredible 2026 season has been so far."
(Editor's note: Mustangs media relations contributed to this story)
