General manager (baseball)

General manager (baseball)

In Major League Baseball, the General Manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub during contract discussions with players.

The general manager is also normally the person who hires and fires the coaching staff, including the field manager who acts as the head coach. In baseball, the term "manager" used without qualification almost always refers to the field manager, not the general manager.

Before the 1960s, and in some rare cases today, a person with the General Manager title in sports has also borne responsibility for the non-player operations of the ballclub, such as ballpark administration and broadcasting. Ed Barrow, George Weiss and Gabe Paul were three baseball GMs noted for their administrative skills in both player and non-player duties.

Current MLB general managers

See also

* Manager

References

* [http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=bal Baltimore Orioles Front Office]
* [http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=bos Boston Red Sox Front Office]
* [http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=cws Chicago White Sox Front Office]
* [http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=cle Cleveland Indians Front Office]
* [http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=det Detroit Tigers Front Office]
* [http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=kc Kansas City Royals Front Office]
* [http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=ana Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Front Office]
* [http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=min Minnesota Twins Front Office]
* [http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=nyy New York Yankees Front Office]
* [http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=oak Oakland Athletics Front Office]
* [http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=sea Seattle Mariners Front Office]
* [http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=tb Tampa Bay Devil Rays Front Office]
* [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=tex Texas Rangers Front Office]
* [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=tor Toronto Blue Jays Front Office]
* [http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=ari Arizona Diamondbacks Front Office]
* [http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=chc Chicago Cubs Front Office]
* [http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=cin Cincinnati Reds Front Office]
* [http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=col Colorado Rockies Front Office]
* [http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=fla Florida Marlins Front Office]
* [http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=hou Houston Astros Front Office]
* [http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=la Los Angeles Dodgers Front Office]
* [http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=mil Milwaukee Brewers Front Office]
* [http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=nym New York Mets Front Office]
* [http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=phi Philadelphia Phillies Front Office]
* [http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=pit Pittsburgh Pirates Front Office]
* [http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=sd San Diego Padres Front Office]
* [http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=sf San Francisco Giants Front Office]
* [http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=stl St. Louis Cardinals Front Office]
* [http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=was Washington Nationals Front Office]


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