Lonnie Murray

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Lonnie Murray
Occupation MLBPA-Certified Player Agent

Lonnie Murray is a Major League Baseball (MLB) agent. She was the first Black woman to be certified as a player agent by the MLB Players Association. [1]

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Career

Murray says sports were a large part of her life, including playing sports while growing up, but she had not considered a career in it. [2] She worked in the nonprofit sector, including for Coaching Corps. [2] She met her partner, Dave Stewart, when he was on the board of a nonprofit. [3] She joined the staff of Sports Management Partners, the San Diego-based agent firm founded by Stewart, helping run the business with him. [3]

In 2014, when Stewart became general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, he planned to transfer ownership to Dave Henderson, but Henderson's health problems limited his involvement. [3] Murray became a player agent by the MLB Players Association in 2015, with restrictions in place to prevent a conflict of interest involving Stewart's team. [3]

As of 2020, Murray represented approximately 40 players, mostly minor leaguers. [4]

Murray has been vocal about the systemic racism in baseball. [4] [5] She represented Bruce Maxwell, the first MLB player to kneel for the national anthem. [6]

Murray is also supportive of efforts to increase the percentage of women who are sports agents. [7] She supports other women to become sports agents. [8] Murray represents Bianca Smith, the first Black woman to coach professional baseball. [9]

In 2021, Murray and Stewart were one of two Black-led redevelopment groups approved by the Oakland City Council to advance a bid to purchase the Oakland Coliseum site. [10]

Personal

Murray and Stewart live in Poway, California. [11] She has a son named Tarik. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Finkelstein, Zachary (February 18, 2021). "Students: Apply to attend SABR conference". mlb.com.
  2. 1 2 Binder, Ashleigh (September 29, 2020). "Lonnie Murray: The Woman Making Deals in MLB". Sports As Told By A Girl. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Piecoro, Nick. "Arizona Diamondbacks' GM, wife navigate unique situation". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  4. 1 2 Miller, Scott. "Once a Leader of Social Justice, MLB Is Now Embarrassingly Behind the Times". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  5. ↑ Nightengale, Bob (2020-04-19). "Diversity will take a big hit in MLB Draft". Chicago Sun-Times. USA Today. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  6. ↑ Miller, Scott. "Bruce Maxwell Just Wants a Fresh Start". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  7. ↑ Wagner, James (2021-02-12). "Baseball Works to Confront Its Treatment of Women". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  8. ↑ Megdal, Howard. "Erin Kane And The Clarion Agency Are Changing Sports For Women". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  9. ↑ Macur, Juliet (2021-03-03). "The First Black Woman to Coach in Pro Baseball Thanks Her Mom for the Job". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  10. ↑ Ravani, Sarah (2021-09-07). "Two Black developer groups are competing to redevelop the Oakland Coliseum. Here are their plans". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  11. ↑ "Ex-A's World Series hero Dave Stewart says he doesn't have coronavirus". The Mercury News. 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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