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.
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[edit] Current MLB general managers
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- Baltimore Orioles Front Office
- Boston Red Sox Front Office
- Chicago White Sox Front Office
- Cleveland Indians Front Office
- Detroit Tigers Front Office
- Kansas City Royals Front Office
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Front Office
- Minnesota Twins Front Office
- New York Yankees Front Office
- Oakland Athletics Front Office
- Seattle Mariners Front Office
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays Front Office
- Texas Rangers Front Office
- Toronto Blue Jays Front Office
- Arizona Diamondbacks Front Office
- Atlanta Braves Front Office
- Chicago White Sox Front Office
- Cincinnati Reds Front Office
- Colorado Rockies Front Office
- Florida Marlins Front Office
- Houston Astros Front Office
- Los Angeles Dodgers Front Office
- Milwaukee Brewers Front Office
- New York Mets Front Office
- Philadelphia Phillies Front Office
- Pittsburgh Pirates Front Office
- San Diego Padres Front Office
- San Francisco Giants Front Office
- St. Louis Cardinals Front Office
- Washington Nationals Front Office
