Ross Atkins (baseball)
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Atkins at the 2015 MLB Winter Meetings
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| Born | August 7, 1973 Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | General manager of the Toronto Blue Jays |
| Known for | Baseball executive |
| Predecessor | Tony LaCava |
Dannon Ross Atkins (born August 7, 1973) is an American baseball executive. On December 3, 2015, he was named the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, after having worked for the Cleveland Indians for 15 years.
Career
Atkins was a pitcher at Wake Forest University, and was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 69th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. In the 1995 Major League Baseball draft, the Cleveland Indians selected him in the 38th round, and he signed with the team.[1] He played 5 seasons in Cleveland's minor league organization before retiring, compiling a career 37–32 win–loss record, 4.13 earned run average (ERA), and 340 strikeouts in 512 innings pitched.[1]
The Indians hired Atkins in 2001 as assistant director of player development, and was promoted to director of Latin American operations in 2003. In 2006, they promoted him to director of player development.[2] The Indians promoted Atkins to vice president of player personnel after the 2014 season.[3] The Toronto Blue Jays named Atkins general manager on December 3, 2015.[4]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by | Toronto Blue Jays general manager 2015–present |
Succeeded by TBA |
- Use mdy dates from December 2015
- Articles with hCards
- Living people
- 1973 births
- Sportspeople from Greensboro, North Carolina
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- Baseball pitchers
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball players
- Watertown Indians players
- Columbus Red Stixx players
- Kinston Indians players
- Akron Aeros players
- Cleveland Indians executives
- Toronto Blue Jays executives
- Major League Baseball general managers
