List of Major League Baseball general managers

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This is a list of people currently serving in the role of general manager (GM) for the 30 teams of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Several of these general managers operate with the titles of "president of baseball operations" (or variants thereof, such as "chief baseball officer") in addition to, or in lieu of, a general manager title. Others, while maintaining the title of general manager, are subordinate to presidents of baseball operations who have final authority on team personnel decisions.

For example, Cardinals GM Mike Girsch reports to former GM and current president of baseball operations John Mozeliak. Similar relationships appear to exist in Minnesota (Jeremy Zoll to Derek Falvey), Cleveland (Mike Chernoff to Chris Antonetti), Philadelphia (Preston Mattingly to Dave Dombrowski), the Los Angeles Dodgers (Brandon Gomes to Andrew Friedman), the San Francisco Giants (Zack Minasian to Buster Posey), the Seattle Mariners (Justin Hollander to Jerry Dipoto), the Chicago Cubs (Carter Hawkins to Jed Hoyer) and the Tampa Bay Rays (the role, while currently vacant, reports to Erik Neander). Responsibilities with the Blue Jays (Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro) are less clear in terms of who holds the highest authority.

Key
AL American League
NL National League
TeamDivisionGeneral managerHire dateCollegeBaseball careerPreviousRef
Arizona Diamondbacks NL West Mike Hazen October 16, 2016 Princeton University
Minors Dave Stewart [1]
Atlanta Braves NL East Alex Anthopoulos November 13, 2017 McMaster University None John Coppolella [2]
Baltimore Orioles AL East Mike Elias November 13, 2018 Yale University College Dan Duquette
Boston Red Sox AL East Craig Breslow [a] October 25, 2023 Yale University 2005–2017 Chaim Bloom [3]
Chicago Cubs NL Central Carter Hawkins [b] October 15, 2021 Vanderbilt University College Jed Hoyer [4]
Chicago White Sox AL Central Chris Getz August 31, 2023 University of Michigan 2008–2014 Rick Hahn [5]
Cincinnati Reds NL Central Brad Meador [c] September 29, 2023 Oklahoma State None Nick Krall [6]
Cleveland Guardians AL Central Mike Chernoff [d] October 6, 2015 Princeton University College Chris Antonetti [7]
Colorado Rockies NL West Bill Schmidt October 2, 2021 California State University, Long Beach (MBA Azusa Pacific University)None Jeff Bridich [8]
Detroit Tigers AL Central Jeff Greenberg [e] September 21, 2023 University of Pennsylvania (JD Columbia Law School)None Al Avila [9]
Houston Astros AL West Dana Brown January 26, 2023 Seton Hall University Minors James Click
Kansas City Royals AL Central J. J. Picollo September 14, 2021 George Washington University Minors Dayton Moore
Los Angeles Angels AL West Perry Minasian November 22, 2020 University of Texas at Arlington College Billy Eppler
Los Angeles Dodgers NL West Brandon Gomes [f] January 18, 2022 Tulane University 2011–2015 Farhan Zaidi [10]
Miami Marlins NL East Peter Bendix November 5, 2023 Tufts University None Kim Ng
Milwaukee Brewers NL Central Matt Arnold November 19, 2020 University of California, Santa Barbara None David Stearns
Minnesota Twins AL Central Jeremy Zoll [g] November 12, 2024 Haverford College College Thad Levine
New York Mets NL East David Stearns October 1, 2023 Harvard University None Billy Eppler
New York Yankees AL East Brian Cashman February 3, 1998 Catholic University of America College Bob Watson [11]
Oakland Athletics AL West David Forst October 5, 2015 Harvard University Minors Billy Beane [12]
Philadelphia Phillies NL East Preston Mattingly [h] November 8, 2024 Lamar University College Sam Fuld
Pittsburgh Pirates NL Central Ben Cherington November 18, 2019 Amherst College High school Neal Huntington
San Diego Padres NL West A. J. Preller August 6, 2014 Cornell None Josh Byrnes [13]
San Francisco Giants NL West Zack Minasian [i] November 2, 2024 University of Texas at Arlington None Pete Putila [j] [14]
Seattle Mariners AL West Justin Hollander [k] October 2, 2022 Ohio State University
University of San Diego 		None Jerry Dipoto [15]
St. Louis Cardinals NL Central Mike Girsch [l] June 30, 2017 University of Notre Dame
(MBA University of Chicago)		None John Mozeliak [16]
Tampa Bay Rays AL East vacant [m] Peter Bendix
Texas Rangers AL West Chris Young December 4, 2020 Princeton University 2004–2017 Jon Daniels [17]
Toronto Blue Jays AL East Ross Atkins December 3, 2015 Wake Forest University Minors Alex Anthopoulos
Washington Nationals NL East Mike Rizzo March 4, 2009 St. Xavier University Minors Jim Bowden [18]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Breslow holds the title of "Chief Baseball Officer", as did his predecessor.
  2. ↑ Hawkins reports to Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer
  3. ↑ Meador reports to Reds President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall
  4. ↑ Chernoff reports to Guardians President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti
  5. ↑ Greenberg reports to President of Baseball Operations Scott Harris
  6. ↑ Gomes reports to Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman
  7. ↑ Zoll reports to Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey
  8. ↑ Mattingly reports to Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski
  9. ↑ Minasian reports to President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey
  10. ↑ Putila reported to former President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi
  11. ↑ Hollander reports to President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto
  12. ↑ Girsch reports to Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak
  13. ↑ Will report to President of Baseball Operations Erik Neander

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