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alex anthopoulos FRONT OFFICE

President, Baseball Operations and General Manager
Alex Anthopoulos is in his In voting by his peers, Anthopoulos was selected
fourth season with the as Sporting News’ MLB Executive of the Year at the
Braves. He joined the club conclusion of the 2015 campaign.
in November 2017 as the Born May 25, 1977, Anthopoulos is a native of
executive vice president and Montreal, Quebec. He is fluent in English and French,
general manager. In February 2020, Anthopoulos and he also speaks some Spanish and Greek. With MANAGER & STAFF
was promoted to president, baseball operations and his Greek descent, he lent his services to the Greek
general manager, and received a contract extension. National baseball team around the 2003 European
The Braves have won the National League East in Championships before helping to assemble the Greek
each of his first three seasons leading Atlanta's base- national team for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
ball operations department. Anthopoulos attended Lower Canada College
He is the 12th Braves general manager since the and Marianopolis College before majoring in econom-
franchise moved to Atlanta in 1966. ics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Anthopoulos, who reports to Chairman Terry He and his wife, Cristina, have a daughter, Julia, PLAYER BIOS
McGuirk, oversees all aspects of the club’s baseball and a son, John.
operations. He came to the Braves after spending the
2016 and 2017 seasons as the Los Angeles Dodgers’
vice president of baseball operations.
Anthopoulos joined the Dodgers in January 2016
following six seasons as the Toronto Blue Jays’ general
manager, which culminated in an American League SEASON IN REVIEW
East title in 2015 to snap Toronto’s 22-year postseason
drought.
Anthopoulos began his baseball career with the
Montreal Expos as a media relations intern in 2000
before transitioning to international scouting and
serving as Montreal’s coordinator for amateur and
professional scouting for the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
The Expos expanded his duties in 2003, adding the title PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
of Scouting Supervisor for Canada.
He joined Toronto following the 2003 season
as a scouting coordinator and earned a promotion
to vice president, baseball operations and assistant
general manager on January 8, 2006. On October 3,
2009, he accepted the position of senior vice presi-
dent, baseball operations and general manager. BRAVES HISTORY
Braves general managers
Alex Anthopoulos is the 12th general manager in club history. Bill Lucas, who is listed below, never
received the title of general manager, but performed all the duties of the position.
John Quinn .................................................................................................................................................1945-58
John McHale ..............................................................................................................................................1958-66
Paul Richards ..............................................................................................................................................1966-72
Eddie Robinson .......................................................................................................................................... 1972-76 OPPONENTS
John Alevizos ....................................................................................................................................................1976
Bill Lucas ..................................................................................................................................................... 1976-79
John Mullen ................................................................................................................................................1979-85
Bobby Cox ..................................................................................................................................................1986-90
John Schuerholz...................................................................................................................................1990-2007
Frank Wren ..................................................................................................................................................2007-14
John Hart .................................................................................................................................................... 2014-15
John Coppolella .........................................................................................................................................2015-17 MISCELLANEOUS
Alex Anthopoulos .............................................................................................................................2017-present

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