- Roland Hemond
Roland Hemond (born
October 26 1929 inCentral Falls, Rhode Island ) is a longtime executive inMajor League Baseball who recently returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks as Special Assistant to the President, Derrick Hall. His previous positions include: Scouting Director of the California Angels (1961-1970), General Manager of theChicago White Sox (1970-85),Baltimore Orioles (1988-95), Senior Executive Vice President of theArizona Diamondbacks (1996-2000), and Executive Advisor to the General Manager of the White Sox (2001-2007).Hemond is a two-time winner of Major League Baseball's "Executive of the Year" award. He is also credited with the original idea for the
Arizona Fall League , an off-season developmental league owned and operated by Major League Baseball, featuring the top prospects from each of the MLB teams, with all games played in thespring training stadiums in and aroundPhoenix, Arizona .
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