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STEVE MARTONE assistant general manager

Steve Martone (mar-TONE), 39, came to the Angels in 2016 following nine
years in baseball operations with the New York Yankees, including the 2009
World Championship campaign. From 2014-15, he served as Yankees Manager
of Professional Scouting.
Originally hired by New York in April of 2006 as a Baseball Operations Intern,
Martone was promoted to Assistant of Baseball Operations in December that
same year. In that capacity, he focused on player tracking & data collection,
research for arbitration & grievances as well as technology initiatives. In March
of 2014, Martone was promoted to Manager, Professional Scouting where he
dealt with 40-man roster composition, departmental budget, MLB depth charts and targeting of
front office
players .
The Houston, TX native graduated from the University of Houston in 2005. Martone and wife,
Laura, have three children.

assistant
JONATHAN STRANGIO general manager
Jonathan Strangio, 31, enters his ninth year with the Angels in 2020, fourth
as Assistant General Manager. Following the 2014 season, Strangio moved
up to Manager, Major League Operations where his responsibilities included
40-man roster construction, rules and CBA compliance, baseball analytics,
salary arbitration and contract negotiation. He joined the Club as a Baseball
Operations Intern in 2012 before a promotion to Coordinator, Baseball
Operations after the 2012 campaign.
A native of Long Island, NY, Strangio graduated from Harvard University
in 2010 where he was a four-year varsity pitcher on the Crimson’s baseball
team. Upon graduation, he was hired by the New York Mets as a baseball operations intern. Strangio
and wife, Alexandra, reside in Los Angeles, CA.

Senior Advisor
TONY LA RUSSA Baseball Operations

Tony La Russa begins his 59th year in professional baseball and first with the
Angels, joining the organization this past offseason. In his role, La Russa assists
in all areas of Baseball Operations including Major League player evaluations
and minor league development.
The Hall of Famer comes to the Halos following two seasons with the Red Sox,
serving as their Vice President/Special Assistant to the President of Baseball
Operations. Since retiring as a manager in 2011 La Russa has served in various
roles throughout baseball. He spent the 2012-13 seasons as Special Assistant
to Commissioner Alan H. “Bud” Selig before joining the Arizona Diamondbacks
Baseball Operations Department for the 2014-2017 seasons. La Russa would then go on to join the
Red Sox prior to their 2018 World Series Championship campaign .
Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014, La Russa has helped capture four different
World Series titles as both a manager and executive (1989, 2006, 2011 and 2018), has been named a
BBWAA Manager of the Year four times (1983, 1988, 1992, 2002) and owns a career managerial record
of 2,728-2,365 (.536) with the 2,728 wins ranking third on MLB’s all-time managerial wins list.

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