- Manager
In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally, the field manager); this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. The manager sets the line-up and starting pitcher before each game as well as making substitutions throughout the game. How much control a manager takes in player strategy varies from one manager to another.
- Billy Beane
William Lamar "Billy" Beane (born March 29, 1962 in Orlando, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player and the current general manager of the Oakland Athletics. Beane, who grew up in the San Diego area, was a first-round choice by the New York Mets in the 1980 MLB amateur draft, and played parts of six seasons as a reserve outfielder in the major leagues, with the Mets, the Minnesota Twins, the Detroit Tigers and the Athletics, from 1984 to 1989.
- Brian Cashman
Brian Cashman is the Senior Vice-President and General Manager of the New York Yankees. He is the single winningest General Manager in Major League Baseball history. He is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, where he attended Lexington Catholic High School before moving to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. He graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in 1985 and The Catholic University of America in 1989. He started with the Yankees organization as an intern, …
- Omar Minaya
Omar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sanchez, best known as Omar Minaya or simply O (born November 10, 1958) is a baseball executive who is currently the general manager of the New York Mets. The first Hispanic to hold a general manager position in Major League Baseball, Minaya is known for aggressive management of player trades and free agent signings. Born in the Dominican Republic, he moved to Queens, New York City at the age of eight.
- Theo Epstein
Theo Nathan Epstein (born December 29, 1973 in New York City) is the Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Red Sox. In November 2002, the Red Sox made him the youngest GM in the history of Major League Baseball by hiring him at the age of 28. In 2004 he engineered the first World Series championship by the Red Sox in 86 years. Epstein resigned in October 2005, but was rehired as GM and Executive Vice President on January 24, 2006.
- Brian Burke
Brian P. Burke (born June 30, 1955 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an executive in the National Hockey League and currently the general manager and executive vice president of the Anaheim Ducks. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Burke graduated from Providence College in 1977 with a BA in History. While attending Providence, he played for the Friars Division-I ice hockey team, where, during his senior year, he served as captain. The team was coached by Lou Lamoriello.
- J.P. Ricciardi
John Paul (J.P.) Ricciardi (born September 26, 1959 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is the current Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager for the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Jim Hendry
Jim Hendry (born July 27, 1955, Dunedin, Florida) is the Vice President/General Manager of the Chicago Cubs. Hendry was promoted to GM on July 5, 2002 by former Cubs President/CEO Andy MacPhail. He has worked for the Cubs since 1995. Prior to his promotion to GM, he was named Assistant GM/Player Personnel Director on October 12, 2001, and previously the Director of Player Development, in charge of both Scouting and Minor League Operations.
- Bill Bavasi
William J. Bavasi (born December 27, 1957, Pasadena, California) is the current general manager and vice president of baseball operations for the Seattle Mariners. The son of longtime Major League Baseball executive Buzzie Bavasi and the brother of Peter Bavasi, also a former MLB executive, Bill also spent six full seasons (1994-99) as the general manager of the California/Anaheim Angels. Bill Bavasi was a graduate of California State University, Fullerton.
- Brian Sabean
Brian Sabean has used his shrewd baseball mind in taking over as General Manager of the cellar-dwelling San Francisco Giants and transforming them into a contender. He was named to his current position on September 30, 1996, and under his reins, the team has competed fiercely in the NL West, garnering the divisional flag in 1997 a year that Sabean finished second in The Sporting News Executive of the Year balloting.
- Ed Wade
Ed Wade (b. January 31, 1956) is a former General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro is currently the General Manager of the Cleveland Indians. Shapiro has been in the Cleveland Indians organization since 1991, when he was recommended by former Tribe GM Hank Peters. He officially became the general manager in 2001 when John Hart left. He is the brother-in-law of New York Jets coach Eric Mangini. He is a Princeton alum, Gilman School alum, and son of a Baltimore attorney and sports agent, Ronald M. Shapiro.
- Ken Williams
Kenneth Royal "Kenny" Williams (born April 6, 1964 in Berkeley, California) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and the current general manager of the Chicago White Sox. Williams graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in East San Jose, California in 1982; while in high school, he excelled in football. He also played football at Stanford University before leaving to become a professional baseball player. He played in the game featuring The Play
- Bobby Cox
Robert Joseph "Bobby" Cox (born May 21, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) is the current and longtime manager of the Atlanta Braves and was a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. He first led the Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager. He moved back to the manager's role during the 1990 season, and as of the 2007 season, …
- Mitch Kupchak
Mitchell "Mitch" Kupchak (born May 24 1954 in Hicksville, New York) is a retired American basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers since the 2000-01 NBA season after predecessor Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization. Kupchak played on the gold medal winning team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He was drafted by the Washington Bullets in 1976, and was named to the NBA's All-Rookie team.
- John Paxson
John Paxson (born September 29 1960 in Dayton, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player. He is currently the General Manager of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls.
- A. J. Smith
A.J. Smith (born February 28, 1949) is a professional American football executive, currently serving as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the San Diego Chargers. Smith was a part-time scout, full-time scout, assistant director of scouting, director of scouting and assistant general manager before being promoted to his current position with the Chargers.
- Walt Jocketty
Walt Jocketty is the General Manager for the St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Minneapolis, MN, attending the University of Minnesota, he has been with the Cardinals since 1995, in which time the Cardinals have compiled six NL Central Division championships (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004-06), one NL Wild Card appearance (2001), two National League Championships (2004 and 2006), one World Series Championship (2006), and seven playoff appearances in total.
- Jon Daniels
Jon Daniels (born August 24,1977) is the current general manager (GM) of the U.S. baseball club the Texas Rangers. He is a 1999 graduate of Cornell University, a member of the Ivy League, joining Boston and Yale's Theo Epstein as one of the two youngest GM's in major league baseball. His baseball career began in 2001, when he landed an internship with the Colorado Rockies.
- Bryan Murray
Bryan Clarence Murray (Born: December 5, 1942 in Shawville, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager. He is currently the general manager of the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators, for whom he was previously head coach. He has also been head coach of the NHL's Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals and also head coach of the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears and Western Hockey League's Regina Pats.
- Jay Feaster
Jay H. Feaster (born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is the general manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. He won the Stanley Cup in 2004 as the GM of the Lightning.
- Don Waddell
Don Waddell (b. August 19 1958, Detroit, Michigan) is the current executive vice president and general manager of the Atlanta Thrashers and former ice hockey defenceman.
- John Schuerholz
John Schuerholz (born on October 1, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland) is the current general manager of the Atlanta Braves of the National League. Before joining Atlanta, he spent twenty-two years with the Kansas City Royals organization, including nine as the club's GM. Among the teams he has built are the 1985 Royals and 1995 Braves, both world champions. His teams have also won their division 15 times.
- Mike Holmgren
Mike Holmgren is the head coach of the NFL 's Seattle Seahawks and was a Super Bowl winner as head coach of the Green Bay Packers . Holgren is scheduled to step down as the Seahawks coach at the conclusion of the 2008 season. ... Mike Holmgren coached at the high school level at various high schools in the San Jose, California area. He then moved on from San Jose to coach the at San Francisco State University.
- Doug Wilson
Douglas Wilson (born July 5, 1957 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. After playing junior hockey for the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Hockey Association, Doug was drafted 6th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft. He then played 14 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks and two years for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League. He was the first captain in Sharks history, serving two years before retiring after the 1992-93 season.
- Eric Tillman
Eric Tillman (born ca. 1957 in Jackson, Mississippi) is the general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Tillman has previously served as a CFL broadcast analyst, general manager, and scout. Part way through the 2006 CFL season, Tillman was hired as the Roughriders general manger after they fired long time GM Roy Shivers. In Tillman's short time working with the Riders, he is credited with signing Tim Fleiszer and Yo Murphy.
- Mike Keenan
Michael Edward Keenan (born October 21 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is the current head coach of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and former General Manager of the Florida Panthers. He is 5'11" and weighs 198lb's. Keenan was a player for the St. Lawrence University Skating Saints (1969-72), the University of Toronto (1972-73), the Roanoke-Valley Rebels (1973-74), and his native Whitby Warriors (1976-77).
- Jerry Reese
Jerry Reese (born July 22, 1963) is the current general manager of the New York Giants. He succeeded Ernie Accorsi as general manager on January 16, 2007, having been with the Giants since 1994. He resides in Jefferson Township, New Jersey. Reese is a native of Tiptonville, Tennessee, where he played for the Lake County Falcons' 1980 state champion 1-A high school football team.
- Danny Ferry
Daniel John Willard (Danny) Ferry (born October 17, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American former professional basketball player. Ferry currently works as the General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also spent the majority of his playing career with the Cavaliers and is the all-time leader in games played with the team with 723.
- Jerry Angelo
Jerry Angelo is the American football general manager for the NFL's Chicago Bears franchise since 2001. Prior to joining the Chicago Bears, Angelo spent 14 years overseeing Tampa Bay Buccaneers' scouting department as their Director of Player Personnel. Angelo began his career in the NFL as a scout for the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys in the early 1980s. Four years later he moved on to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team that had experienced brief success.
- Dave Dombrowski
David Dombrowski (born July 27, 1956) is the current president, CEO, and general manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.
- Glen Sather
Glen "Slats" Sather (born September 2, 1943 in High River, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League and current President and General Manager of the New York Rangers of the NHL. He played for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, and Edmonton Oilers (in their WHA incarnation).
- Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen is currently the General Manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He is the son of former NFL head coach George Allen. He is also the brother of former Virginia Senator George Allen.
- Lou Lamoriello
Louis "Lou" Lamoriello (born October 21, 1942) is the CEO, president, general manager and current interim head coach of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. Lamoriello, who has been with the Devils since 1987, has served longer than any current GM in the league. He played a key part in negotiating the settlement of the 2004-05 NHL lockout.
- Peter Gelb
Peter Gelb 's career has followed a singular arc that began with his teenage years as an usher at the Metropolitan Opera and led to his appointment, in August 2006, as General Manager of the company which this season celebrates its 125 th anniversary. After taking the helm at the Met, Mr. Gelb right away began to launch initiatives aimed at revitalizing opera and connecting it to a wider audience.
- Jim Rutherford
James Earl "Jim" Rutherford (born February 17, 1949, in Beeton, Ontario) is a former goaltender in the National Hockey League who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Los Angeles Kings in the 1970s and 1980s. He is currently the General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes. The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup on June 19, 2006 while Rutherford was the GM.
- Bryan Colangelo
Bryan Colangelo ["kuh-LAN-jah-lo"] (born June 1, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois), also known as BC, is the President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. He is the son of Phoenix sports mogul, Jerry Colangelo. He attended Cornell University and earned a bachelor of science degree in business management and applied economics. He was the 2005 and 2007 recipient of the NBA Executive of the Year Award.
- Ozzie Newsome
Ozzie Newsome Jr. (born March 16, 1956 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is a former Pro Football Hall of Fame American Football tight end who played for the Cleveland Browns, and is currently the general manager of the Baltimore Ravens.
- Kevin McHale
Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who starred for thirteen seasons in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. He is currently an executive with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.
- Josh Byrnes
Josh Byrnes is currently the General Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. A graduate of Haverford College, he began his baseball career as an intern for the Cleveland Indians in 1994, quickly working his way up the organization ladder. In 1999 he was hired to fill the assistant GM position for the Colorado Rockies, a job he held for two years.