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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).
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 ...
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Dombrowski assumed the general manager's role himself, becoming the first person to serve as both president and GM for the Tigers since Jim Campbell held both titles from 1978 to 1983. [7] In 2003, the Tigers lost a then American League-record 119 games, one fewer than the modern MLB record at the time, set by the 1962 New York Mets.
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.
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 ...
In many cases, a manager is a former professional, semi-professional or college player. From 1901 to 1981, 21% of MLB managers had played catcher during their playing career--the most common. Outfielders made up 16.6% and second basemen made up 13% of managers. Over the same period, managers who were second basemen had the highest winning ...
He is the former general manager of the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. [1] [2] He is also the founder of the Dan Duquette Sports Academy. [3] He has twice been named the Major League Baseball Executive of the Year by Sporting News (1992 with the Expos and 2014 with the Orioles). [4]