Chris Antonetti

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Chris Antonetti
Alma materGeorgetown University, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Years active2015-present
TitlePresident of Baseball Operations, Cleveland Guardians
PredecessorMark Shapiro

Chris Antonetti is the current President of Baseball Operations for the Cleveland Guardians.

Antonetti is a graduate of Georgetown University[1] and University of Massachusetts Amherst.[2] He worked in the front office of the Montreal Expos in 1998. He has worked for the Guardians 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.[1] The promotion was finalized at the end of the 2010 season. Antonetti was in charge of managing all baseball activities for the Guardians since 2010 including the MLB draft and free agency signings.[3]

On October 6, 2015, the Cleveland Guardians announced they had promoted Antonetti to President of Baseball Operations and promoted Assistant General Manager Mike Chernoff to General Manager. Director of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey filled Chernoff’s spot as Assistant GM.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Hoynes, Paul (2010-02-18). "Chris Antonetti to replace Mark Shapiro as Cleveland Indians GM". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  2. ^ Lubinger, Bill (2010-02-18). "New Cleveland Indians GM Chris Antonetti has a record of developing talent, including his own". cleveland.com. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Antonetti to GM among Indians' promotions | MLB.com: News". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
  4. ^ "Antonetti promoted to President, Chernoff to GM". letsgotribe.com. 6 October 2015.

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