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MLB general managers (from left): Brian Cashman (Yankees), Mike Chernoff (Guardians), and Mike Rizzo (Nationals) This is a list of people currently serving in the role of general manager (GM) for the 30 teams of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The longest-tenured general manager is Paul Owens, with 11 years of service to the team in that role, from 1972 to 1983. [3] Owens also served as the team manager in 1972, and from 1983 to 1984. [4] After this time, he served as a team executive until 2003, and was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in recognition of his ...
Dombrowski joined the Montreal Expos front office as director of player development for the 1987 season under Bill Stoneman, and on July 5, 1988, he became, at age 31, Montreal's general manager—the youngest in MLB at the time. [2] Dombrowski built up the Expos farm system during his term. He drafted, among others, Rondell White and Cliff ...
Rickey, creator of the modern and extensive farm system during the 1920s and 1930s, played a critical role in inventing the need for a general manager as well: with most teams coming to own or affiliate with multiple minor league teams from Class D to the top tier, and with dozens (and in some cases hundreds) of players under contract, they ...
Al Pratt was the first manager in franchise history, while the first manager after joining Major League Baseball was Horace B. Phillips. [59] Fred Clarke , who managed from 1900 through 1915, holds franchise records in wins and losses (1422–969), as well as winning percentage among managers who led the team for a full season or more (.595 ...
The following is a list of players and managers (*), both past and current, who appeared at least in one regular season game for the Chicago White Sox franchise. Contents: Top
Joseph Salvatore Altobelli (May 26, 1932 – March 3, 2021) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. He was also a manager for the San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago Cubs. He batted and threw left-handed.
In February 1998, Watson resigned from the Yankees, and Cashman was named senior vice-president and general manager. [13] He agreed to a one-year contract for $300,000, and became the second-youngest general manager in MLB history. [4] [16] [a] The Yankees won 114 games during the 1998 season, and won the 1998 World Series.