Dan Horwits

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Dan Horwits is an American sports agent, certified by the Major League Baseball Players Association. He is currently a partner at Beverly Hills Sports Council, a sports agency located in Los Angeles that represents Major League Baseball players. Beverly Hills Sports Council was ranked in a recent publishing by Forbes.com as the 10th most valuable MLB agency. [1]

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Background

Horwits earned his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, where he played Division III baseball and basketball, and his law degree from Loyola Law School. [2] He began as an intern at Beverly Hills Sports Council while still attending law school.

Career

Horwits eventually became part-owner of the agency, and personally represented players including John Franco, [3] Keith Foulke, [4] Jason Isringhausen, [5] Arthur Rhodes [6] John Axford, [7] and Ryan Ludwick. [8] He is an expert at baseball’s arbitration process and has prepared hundreds of cases. [9]

In January 2000, Horwits and New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips agreed to restructure the last year of outfielder Bobby Bonilla’s contract so he would become a free agent. [10] The $5.9m salary would be deferred and later reported to be $1.19m paid to Bonilla every year from 2011 to 2035. [11]

In April 2014, his client Jason Kipnis signed a 6-year $52.5m extension with the Cleveland Indians. [12]

On December 22, 2015, his client Mike Leake signed a 5-year $80 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, after talks with general manager John Mozeliak began only a week and a half earlier. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Darren Heitner. "#10 Beverley Hills Sports Council - In Photos: The World's Most Valuable MLB Agencies". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Loyola Lawyer" (PDF). Lls.edu. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Franco Sticking With Mets". Cbsnews.com. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / Red Sox are hoping they can close on Foulke". Boston.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  5. ↑ "Lacking Punch, The Mets Ponder Dealing Benitez". The New York Times. 16 November 2001.
  6. ↑ "Redbirds wooing Rhodes". St. Louis Cardinals. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  7. ↑ "Cubs looking at Axford in search for potential closer | CSN Chicago". Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Why I Chose My Agency: Ryan Ludwick". MLB Trade Rumors. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  9. ↑ "About Us". Beverly Hills Sports Council. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  10. ↑ "Mets Make The Call On Bonilla: You're Out". The New York Times. 4 January 2000.
  11. ↑ Mike Sielski (1 July 2010). "Why the New York Mets Still Owe Bobby Bonilla Nearly $30 Million - WSJ". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  12. ↑ "Jason Kipnis agrees to contract extension with Cleveland Indians". Cleveland.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  13. ↑ ""No-Brainer" for Leake to Sign - STL Baseball Weekly". STL Baseball Weekly. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
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