Mike Elias

American baseball executive

Baseball player
Mike Elias
Baltimore Orioles
General manager, Executive Vice-president
Born: (1982-12-28) December 28, 1982 (age 41)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Teams
  • St. Louis Cardinals (2007–2011)
  • Houston Astros (2012–2018)
  • Baltimore Orioles (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards

Michael Elias (born December 28, 1982) is an American baseball executive. He is the executive vice president and general manager for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Elias graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia,[1] where he was born.[2] He attended Yale University, graduating in 2006.[3] He played college baseball for the Yale Bulldogs as a pitcher.[4] After his sophomore season, Elias required surgery to repair a torn labrum.[5]

After graduating from Yale, Elias became a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2007.[3] When the Houston Astros hired Jeff Luhnow from the Cardinals as their general manager in 2011, Elias went to Houston with him as special assistant to the GM before being hired as Scouting Director in August 2012.[6] In 2016, after David Stearns was hired by the Milwaukee Brewers as their general manager, the Astros promoted Elias to fill Stearns' role as assistant general manager. He was given oversight of player development and minor league operations.[7]

On November 16, 2018, the Baltimore Orioles hired Elias as their general manager and executive vice president.[3] Elias hired Sig Mejdal from the Astros as his assistant general manager to bring more extensive analytics to the Orioles.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Orioles reportedly choose Astros executive Mike Elias as new general manager". Washington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Yale". Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Orioles make it official: Astros' Mike Elias named general manager, executive VP". Baltimore Sun. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Former Bulldog Elias Named Houston Astros Scouting Director". Yale University. August 16, 2012. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Borzi, Pat (June 20, 2013). "A Top Pitcher's Workload Comes Under Scrutiny". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Orioles GM search: Baltimore expected to hire Mike Elias". USA Today. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Jake Kaplan (August 30, 2016). "Astros promote Mike Elias to assistant GM". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "O's beef up analytics team as culture shifts". MLB.com.

External links

  • "Mike Elias". Yale University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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