“It’s very similar to [Matt] Vierling,” Phillies assistant general manager of player development Preston Mattingly said. “He can play three spots, plus some third base. He’s athletic. He can run. He’s probably one of the better competitors we have in the box, too.” ...
He was hired by Clive Davis as the general manager of Columbia Records' publishing imprint, April-Blackwood Music in 1967, and by the late 1960s had been promoted to vice-president of Columbia/CBS Music. In 1969, Orlando signed Barry Manilow to his first recording contract with Bell Records...
Baseball was Williams' first sporting love; he played at Wake Forest. He signed to play in the Philadelphia Phillies' organization in 1962, eventually became a front-office worker and was picked as the Minor League Executive of the Year by The Sporting News in 1967. "He loved a chal...
There are, of course, plenty of great players who had brief cameos with an original club before moving on and reaching their potential elsewhere. Think Ryne Sandberg, who spent 13 games with the Phillies before a trade sent him to the Cubs for the rest of his Hall of Famer career. There...
Before MPAE, Bruce served as general manager of the Personal Computer Division of Everex Systems, which he founded and grew to a multi-hundred million-dollar business unit. Bruce also worked in investment banking for three years at Goldman, Sachs Co. and as a systems designer and programmer ...
The one-two punch of Aaron Judge and Juan Soto is about as good as it gets. But general manager Brian Cashman would be wise to add a bat—probably a corner infielder—to lengthen the lineup. The Yankees have certainly been one of the best teams in the sport this sea...
Pat Corrales, who managed the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies before a long stint (任期) on the Atlanta Braves coaching staff under the Hall of Fame skipper Bobby Cox, died on Sunday at his home in the north Georgia mountains. The first Major League manager of Mexic...
Corrales was fired by the Phillies in 1983, even though the team was tied for first place in the NL East. General manager Paul Owens moved to the dugout and guided the Phillies to the World Series, where they lost to the Baltimore Orioles in five games. ...
Williams was general manager in Orlando until being promoted to senior vice president in 1996. “There is no Orlando Magic without Pat Williams,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “He was held in such high regard in the basketball community and was a friend...
“It kind of makes sense that the first All-Star Game is also here. Pretty special.” Ragans wasn’t sure the change of scenery was the catalyst for an All-Star surge, and still speaks glowingly of Texas general manager Chris Young and manager Bruce Bochy. “I think it worked out well...