Chris Antonetti is an American

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executive, currently serving as the President of Baseball Operations for the

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(MLB).

Biography

Antonetti is a graduate of

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Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

, and the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, it ...

. He worked in the front office of the

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in 1998. He has worked for the

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. 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

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and

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signings. 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

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filled Chernoff’s spot as Assistant GM. In 2022, following the Guardians playing to a record of 92–70, finishing first in the

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division, and advancing to the

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, Antonetti won the MLB Executive of the Year Award.Guardians President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti named MLB Executive of the Year - News 5 Cleveland.com
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)

References

External links

Baseball America Executive Database: Chris Antonetti
{{DEFAULTSORT:Antonetti, Chris Living people 1970s births Year of birth missing (living people) Cleveland Indians executives American expatriate baseball people in Canada McDonough School of Business alumni University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni Major League Baseball general managers