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Giants reportedly expected to name Zack Minasian new GM, joining brother Perry as MLB execs

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New San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey speaks during a news event in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Former San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey was recently named the team’s president of baseball operations. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

The San Francisco Giants are expected to promote Zack Minasianvice president of professional exploration of the team, to the general manager, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports.

The news was initially revealed by former major league manager Bobby Valentine in a post on X that has since been deleted. Nightengale confirmed the news shortly after.

Minasian will work under new president of baseball operations Buster Posey, a former National League MVP and three-time World Series champion who served on the Giants’ ownership group and the team’s board of directors. In that capacity, Posey was already familiar with Minasian.

If that last name sounds familiar, it’s because Zack Minasian is the brother of current Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian, who He recently signed a contract extension. remain in that role through the 2026 season. Two brothers working as MLB general managers at the same time has never happened before in sports.

Zack Minasian has overseen the Giants’ pro scouting department since 2022. He was hired by former president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi.

Previously, Minasian spent 14 seasons in the Milwaukee Brewers’ front office, working as a special advisor on baseball operations and the team’s director of pro scouting. When Milwaukee appointed him to oversee professional scouting, he was the youngest to hold that position in MLB, at 27 years old.

During his tenure with the Brewers, the team made three playoff appearances and won a franchise-record 96 games in 2011. Minasian was involved in several of the team’s key acquisitions, including CC Sabathia, Zack Greinke, Carlos Gomez, Josh Hader and Jean. Safe.

Baseball is the family business of the Minasian clan. Zack was a batboy and clubhouse assistant under the direction of his father, Zack Sr., who was the longtime clubhouse manager of the Texas Rangers. The third brother, Calvin, works for the Atlanta Braves as director of equipment and clubhouse services. Zack is also the godson of famous Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.

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