John Mozeliak

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John Mozeliak
Born 1969
Nationality American
Education University of Colorado
Employers St. Louis Cardinals
Title General Manager
Predecessor Walt Jocketty
Spouse Julie Mozeliak

John Mozeliak (born 1969) is the current General Manager of Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals. He accepted a three-year contract for the position on the evening of October 30, 2007, and was formally introduced as the new GM the next day [1].

[edit] Early life and career

Mozeliak attended the University of Arizona before ultimately graduating from the University of Colorado.[2] He broke into baseball in 1993 with the Colorado Rockies, holding a variety of posts in baseball operations during his time there.[2]

[edit] 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 the Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros.[3]

Prior to his acceptance, while Chairman of the Board of Directors Bill DeWitt was still doing interviews with other candidates, it appeared Cleveland 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Strauss, Joe."Cards hire Mozeliak to replace Jocketty" St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Oct. 31, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  2. ^ a b St. Louis Cardinals 2006 Media Guide. Hadler Publishing Co.. Page 11.
  3. ^ Goold, Derrick."Mozeliak must steer Cards through state of flux" St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 4 Oct. 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
Preceded by
Walt Jocketty		 St. Louis Cardinals General Manager
2007 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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NAME John Mozeliak
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mo
SHORT DESCRIPTION Baseball General Manager
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
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