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Alex Anthopoulos (born May 25, 1977) is a Canadian professional
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executive, currently working as the
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and president of baseball operations for the
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. He was the senior
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of baseball operations and
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of the
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of
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(MLB) from 2010 to 2015, for whom he began as a
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coordinator in 2003. Prior to the Blue Jays, Anthopoulos got his start in professional baseball with the
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organization in 2000. In 2015, he was named the ''
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'' Executive of the Year after the Blue Jays advanced to the
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for the first time since 1993, reaching the
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(ALCS). However, his term with the Blue Jays ended on October 29, 2015, when he declined a five-year contract extension. He served for two years as vice president of player development for the
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.


Career


Montreal Expos (2000–2003)

In 2000, Anthopoulos was hired by the
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as an unpaid intern, and worked sorting players' fan mail. After working in the mail room he would sit with the scouts at games and take notes, and was eventually moved to a scouting internship in
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. In 2002, he was promoted to the Expos' scouting coordinator. He would leave the team at the end of the
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, while working as the assistant scouting director.


Toronto Blue Jays (2003–2015)

Anthopoulos joined the
Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...
in late 2003, as their scouting coordinator. After the 2005 season, he was promoted to assistant
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(AGM) under
J. P. Ricciardi John Paul Ricciardi (born September 26, 1959) is a Major League Baseball executive currently serving as a special advisor to the president of baseball operations with the San Francisco Giants. He previously served as the general manager of the Tor ...
. While he was serving as AGM, the Blue Jays acquired
José Bautista José Antonio Bautista Santos (born October 19, 1980), nicknamed "Joey Bats", is a Dominican special advisor for the general manager of the Leones del Escogido and former professional baseball right fielder and third baseman. He played in Majo ...
and
Edwin Encarnación Edwin Elpidio Encarnación (born January 7, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball designated hitter, third baseman and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Ind ...
, each of whom unexpectedly experienced a career renaissance, establishing new levels of production and consistency that were key components of the Blue Jays' offense during Anthopoulos' time as GM. Bautista was the MLB home run leader from
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11, and, in each year from 2010 to 2015, was an All-Star and hit at least 27 home runs. Encarnacion hit at least 34 home runs each year from 2012 to 2015.


General Manager of Blue Jays

Anthopoulos became the Blue Jays' general manager in October 2009, after Ricciardi was fired. He began his tenure as the general manager by playing a major role in one of the biggest trades in Blue Jays history, "The Doc Deal". In the deal, Anthopoulos traded
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to the
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for
Kyle Drabek Kyle Jordan Drabek (born December 8, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Drabek is the son of former major-l ...
, Michael Taylor, and
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. Anthopoulos was also instrumental in doubling the size of the Blue Jays' scouting department, growing it to 54 scouts in various positions. The 2010 draft, the first with Anthopoulos in charge, resulted in a highly successful draft with a number of players picked eventually enjoying significant playing careers in the majors, including Aaron Sanchez and
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. The Jays' first season with Anthopoulos at the helm resulted in an 85–77 record, good for fourth place in the
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(AL)
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division. The club hit a franchise-record 257
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s, the third-highest single-season total by any club in Major League history. In January 2011, Anthopoulos completed a blockbuster trade by shipping another long-time face of the Blue Jays franchise,
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, and the remaining US$86 million over the next four years to the
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for catcher
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and outfielder Juan Rivera. He then sent Napoli to the Texas Rangers for pitcher
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, and later traded Rivera to the
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for a
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or cash considerations. In July 2011, Anthopoulos made two successive trades to acquire center fielder
Colby Rasmus Colby Ryan Rasmus (born August 11, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles. He h ...
from the
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. In the first, the Blue Jays traded pitching prospect
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and reliever
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to the
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for starting pitcher Edwin Jackson and infielder
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. Jackson was then traded with outfielder
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, and relief pitchers
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and
Octavio Dotel Octavio Eduardo Dotel Diaz (born November 25, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Dotel played for 13 major league teams, the second most teams played for by any player in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), setti ...
to the Cardinals for Rasmus and relief pitchers Brian Tallet, P.J. Walters and
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. Before the
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, Anthopoulos was known to make trades in order to acquire supplemental draft picks. The most prominent example was when he acquired
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, a Type B free agent, and declined his club option the next day making Olivo a free agent. The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round draft pick when Olivo signed with the
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, taking Dwight Smith, Jr. In November 2012, Anthopolous completed a blockbuster deal with the
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, acquiring
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Jose Reyes,
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s
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and Josh Johnson, catcher John Buck, and infielder/outfielder
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in exchange for shortstop
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, pitcher
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, catcher
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and four minor-league prospects. Cash was also sent to the Jays in the trade. In December 2012, Anthopoulos acquired the 2012 National League
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winner
R. A. Dickey Robert Allen Dickey (born October 29, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Bra ...
in a trade with the
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that sent prospects
Travis d'Arnaud Travis Emmanuel d'Arnaud (born February 10, 1989), nicknamed Lil D, is an American professional baseball catcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the supplemental first round ...
,
Noah Syndergaard Noah Seth Syndergaard (born August 29, 1992), nicknamed "Thor", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels an ...
, minor leaguer Wuilmer Becerra and Buck to New York. Toronto also received catcher
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and minor league catcher
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in the trade. As part of the transaction, the Blue Jays signed Dickey to an extension worth a total of $29 million over three years with a $12 million fourth year option. In
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, the Blue Jays finished at 74–88, in last place in the AL East. The
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, they improved to 83–79 and third place. During the 2014 offseason, Anthopoulos traded Canadian third baseman
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, along with three prospects, to the
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for
Josh Donaldson Joshua Adam Donaldson (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Atla ...
. In July
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, he acquired
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and
LaTroy Hawkins LaTroy Hawkins (born December 21, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. In his 21-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Colorad ...
from the
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in exchange for Jose Reyes, Jeff Hoffman, and
Miguel Castro Miguel Ángel Castro (born December 24, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Oriol ...
. On July 30, he acquired star left-handed pitcher David Price from the
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in exchange for
Daniel Norris Daniel David Norris (born April 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers ...
, Matt Boyd, and
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. The next day, Anthopoulos traded for outfielder
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, and in August, acquired shortstop Cliff Pennington. Price went 9–1 with a 2.30
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in
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for the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays, who had a 50–51 record on July 28, won 43 of their final 61 games to overtake the
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and win the AL East division crown for their first
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appearance in 22 seasons. With Donaldson, Bautista, and Encarnación (the latter two acquired by previous GM J.P. Ricciardi) each hitting at least 39 home runs in 2015, the Blue Jays led the major leagues in scoring at 5.50 runs per game. Toronto's season ended in an
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(ALCS) loss to the
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. Donaldson was named the 2015 American League Most Valuable Player. Anthopoulos rejected a five-year extension from the Blue Jays organization on October 29, 2015, and did not publicly reveal the reasons for his decision. He later said "I just think there's certain things that should remain private and behind closed doors, and I know sometimes that's hard to hear and hard to understand. I just think it's the right thing for the organization and the ball club and everybody involved." There was some speculation that his departure was due to the belief that he would not have full autonomy under new president/CEO Mark Shapiro. According to ''
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'', "The talk around the water cooler is that Anthopoulos wanted the same job and responsibility that he had under Beeston, who hired him as GM. That was having the ultimate say in all baseball-related decisions." Shapiro refuted these claims on November 1, stating "It's not about autonomy, it's about collective success". He also denied suggestions that he "scolded" Anthopoulos over several deadline trades involving Blue Jays' top prospects. Toronto's combined win–loss record was 489–483 while Anthopoulos was GM. On October 29, 2015, ''Sporting News'' named him Executive of the Year as selected by a panel of 47 major league executives.


Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–2017)

On January 12, 2016, Anthopoulos was hired as the vice-president of baseball operations by the
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.


Atlanta Braves (2017–present)

On November 13, 2017, Anthopoulos was hired as the executive vice president and general manager of the
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after agreeing on a four-year contract. The Braves promoted Anthopoulos to president of baseball operations in February 2020, and extended his contract to the 2024 season. The Braves would go on to win the
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.


Record as a baseball executive


Personal

Anthopoulos is of
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descent, born in
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,
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to John Anthopoulos, who owned a heating and ventilation company until his death in 1998. He is the youngest of three sons. Anthopoulos stopped playing sports as a teenager to focus on music, specifically the bass guitar. One of his brothers was a guitarist as well, and the other was a drummer and singer. Anthopoulos holds a degree in
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from
McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Ga ...
. Anthopoulos married Cristina in 2010, with whom he has two children, daughter Julia and son John.


International

Anthopoulos served as an advance scout for the
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for the
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; which finished in 7th place.


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