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Chris Antonetti

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Chris Antonetti
Antonetti in 2024
Cleveland Guardians
President of Baseball Operations
Born: 1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1]
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Chris Antonetti is an American professional baseball executive, currently serving as the president of baseball operations for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Biography

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Antonetti is a graduate of Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut,[2] Georgetown University,[3] and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[4] He worked in the front office of the Montreal Expos in 1998. He has worked for the Cleveland Guardians franchise since 1999.

Before the 2010 season, Executive VP/GM Mark Shapiro announced his promotion to team general manager at season's end, with chairman/CEO Paul Dolan naming Antonetti as Shapiro's successor.[3] The promotion was finalized at the end of the 2010 season. Antonetti was in charge of managing all baseball activities for Cleveland since 2010 including the MLB draft and free agency signings.[5]

On October 6, 2015, the Cleveland franchise announced the promotion of Antonetti to president of baseball operations along with the promotion of assistant general manager Mike Chernoff to general manager. Director of baseball operations Derek Falvey filled Chernoff’s spot as assistant GM.[6]

in 2016, Antonetti led the organization to its first World Series berth since 1997. The Indians lost the series in seven games to the Chicago Cubs. Later that fall, Antonetti was awarded the Baseball America 2016 Major League Executive of the Year Award.[7] Building on the 2016 success, the 2017 Indians won an American League best 102 games - including an American League record 22 wins in a row.[8] Although Cleveland lost in the 2017 American League Division Series to the New York Yankees, Antonetti was award the Sporting News Executive of the Year Award following the season.[9]

In 2022, following the Guardians playing to a record of 92–70, finishing first in the American League Central division, and advancing to the ALDS, Antonetti won both the Sporting News Executive of the Year Award and the MLB Executive of the Year Award.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Rudder, Paul (November 9, 2022). "Who is Chris Antonetti? Cleveland's President of Baseball Operations wins MLB Executive of the year". Diario AS. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Borges, David (May 25, 2013). "Amity grad Chris Antonetti has proven to be the smart choice for Indians GM". New Haven Register. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hoynes, Paul (2010-02-18). "Chris Antonetti to replace Mark Shapiro as Cleveland Indians GM". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  4. ^ Lubinger, Bill (October 29, 2010). "New Cleveland Indians GM Chris Antonetti has a record of developing talent, including his own". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved June 20, 2013 – via cleveland.com.
  5. ^ "Antonetti to GM among Indians' promotions | MLB.com: News". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
  6. ^ "Antonetti promoted to President, Chernoff to GM". letsgotribe.com. 6 October 2015.
  7. ^ Cahill, Teddy (2016-11-29). "Chris Antonetti Shaped Indians' Success". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  8. ^ "The Indians' amazing 22-game winning streak by the numbers". CBSSports.com. 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  9. ^ "Indians' Chris Antonetti voted 2017 Sporting News MLB Executive of the Year | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  10. ^ Guardians President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti named MLB Executive of the Year - News 5 Cleveland.com (WEWS-TV)
  11. ^ Joe Noga, cleveland com (2022-10-27). "Guardians' Chris Antonetti named MLB Executive of the Year by The Sporting News". cleveland. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
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