- John Mozeliak
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name = John Mozeliak
birth_name =
birth_date = 1969
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nationality = American
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education = University of Colorado
employer =St. Louis Cardinals
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title = General Manager
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predecessor =Walt Jocketty
successor =
spouse = Julie Mozeliak
children =
parents =John Mozeliak (born 1969) is the current General Manager of
Major League Baseball 'sSt. Louis Cardinals . He accepted a three-year contract for the position on the evening ofOctober 30 ,2007 , and was formally introduced as the new GM the next day Strauss, Joe. [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/B9238F1984072E0F86257385005CFDE2?OpenDocument "Cards hire Mozeliak to replace Jocketty"] St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Oct. 31, 2007. Retrieved on2007-10-31 .] .Early life and career
Mozeliak attended the
University of Arizona before ultimately graduating from the University of Colorado.St. Louis Cardinals 2006 Media Guide. Hadler Publishing Co. Page 11.] He broke into baseball in 1993 with theColorado Rockies , holding a variety of posts in baseball operations during his time there.The Cardinal years
The 39-year-old Mozeliak joined the Cardinals in 1995 as an assistant within the scouting department, and spent five seasons as the team's Assistant GM under
Walt Jocketty . He also interviewed in the past for GM jobs with theCincinnati Reds andHouston Astros . [Goold, Derrick. [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/FA9531A5BAE8E9A98625736A0014BD1C?OpenDocument "Mozeliak must steer Cards through state of flux"] St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 4 Oct. 2007. Retrieved on2007 -11-10 .]Prior to his acceptance, while Chairman of the Board of Directors
Bill DeWitt was still doing interviews with other candidates, it appearedCleveland Indians assistant GM Chris Antonetti was the favorite. However, he was apparently scared off by the strong relationship of Mozeliak and Jeff Lunhow from the front office, who contributed to Jocketty leaving. Antonetti also said Indians ownership made him want to stay.References
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NAME=John Mozeliak
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Baseball General Manager
DATE OF BIRTH=1969
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