General manager (baseball)

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In Major League Baseball, the General Manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub during contract discussions with players.

The general manager is also normally the person who hires and fires the coaching staff, including the field manager who acts as the head coach. In baseball, the term manager used without qualification almost always refers to the field manager, not the general manager.

Before the 1960s, and in some rare cases today, a person with the General Manager title in sports has also borne responsibility for the non-player operations of the ballclub, such as ballpark administration and broadcasting. Ed Barrow, George Weiss and Gabe Paul were three baseball GMs noted for their administrative skills in both player and non-player duties.

Contents 1 Current MLB general managers 1.1 American League 1.2 National League 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Current MLB general managers

[edit] American League

Team	GM
Baltimore Orioles	Andy MacPhail [1]
Boston Red Sox	Theo Epstein[2]
Chicago White Sox	Ken Williams[3]
Cleveland Indians	Mark Shapiro[4]
Detroit Tigers	Dave Dombrowski[5]
Kansas City Royals	Dayton Moore[6]
Los Angeles Angels	Tony Reagins[7]
Minnesota Twins	Bill Smith[8]
New York Yankees	Brian Cashman[9]
Oakland Athletics	Billy Beane[10]
Seattle Mariners	Bill Bavasi[11]
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Andrew Friedman[12]
Texas Rangers	Jon Daniels[13]
Toronto Blue Jays	J.P. Ricciardi[14]

[edit] National League

Team	GM
Arizona Diamondbacks	Josh Byrnes[15]
Atlanta Braves	Frank Wren[16]
Chicago Cubs	Jim Hendry[17]
Cincinnati Reds	Wayne Krivsky[18]
Colorado Rockies	Dan O'Dowd[19]
Florida Marlins	Michael Hill[20]
Houston Astros	Ed Wade[21]
Los Angeles Dodgers	Ned Colletti[22]
Milwaukee Brewers	Doug Melvin[23]
New York Mets	Omar Minaya[24]
Philadelphia Phillies	Pat Gillick[25]
Pittsburgh Pirates	Neal Huntington [26]
San Diego Padres	Kevin Towers[27]
San Francisco Giants	Brian Sabean[28]
St. Louis Cardinals	John Mozeliak [29]
Washington Nationals	Jim Bowden[30]

[edit] See also

• Manager

[edit] References

• Baltimore Orioles Front Office
• Boston Red Sox Front Office
• Chicago White Sox Front Office
• Cleveland Indians Front Office
• Detroit Tigers Front Office
• Kansas City Royals Front Office
• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Front Office
• Minnesota Twins Front Office
• New York Yankees Front Office
• Oakland Athletics Front Office
• Seattle Mariners Front Office
• Tampa Bay Devil Rays Front Office
• Texas Rangers Front Office
• Toronto Blue Jays Front Office
• Arizona Diamondbacks Front Office
• Chicago Cubs Front Office
• Cincinnati Reds Front Office
• Colorado Rockies Front Office
• Florida Marlins Front Office
• Houston Astros Front Office
• Los Angeles Dodgers Front Office
• Milwaukee Brewers Front Office
• New York Mets Front Office
• Philadelphia Phillies Front Office
• Pittsburgh Pirates Front Office
• San Diego Padres Front Office
• San Francisco Giants Front Office
• St. Louis Cardinals Front Office
• Washington Nationals Front Office