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- ↑ Dan O'Brien executive history at Baseball America
- ↑ Haft, Chris (October 27, 2003). "Reds tab Dan O'Brien as GM". MLB.com . Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ↑ New Reds owner shakes things up, fires GM O'Brien (USA Today, January 23, 2006)
- ↑ Dan O'Brien – executive history at Baseball America
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