General manager (baseball)

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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 but they are managers.

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.

[edit] Current MLB general managers

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Current Major League Baseball General Managers
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST DIVISION

Flanagan (Baltimore)
Epstein (Boston)
Cashman (N.Y. Yankees)
Friedman (Tampa Bay)
Ricciardi (Toronto)

 CENTRAL DIVISION

Williams (Chi. White Sox)
Shapiro (Cleveland)
Dombrowski (Detroit)
Moore (Kansas City)
Smith (Minnesota)

 WEST DIVISION

Reagins (L.A. Angels)
Beane (Oakland)
Bavasi (Seattle)
Daniels (Texas)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST DIVISION

Wren (Atlanta)
Hill (Florida)
Minaya (N.Y. Mets)
Gillick (Philadelphia)
Bowden (Washington)

 CENTRAL DIVISION

Hendry (Chi. Cubs)
Jocketty (Cincinnati)
Wade (Houston)
Melvin (Milwaukee)
Huntington (Pittsburgh)
Mozeliak (St. Louis)

1 interim general manager

 WEST DIVISION

Byrnes (Arizona)
O'Dowd (Colorado)
Colletti (L.A. Dodgers)
Towers (San Diego)
Sabean (San Francisco)

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