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List of Los Angeles Dodgers owners and executives

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Andrew Friedman is the incumbent President of Baseball Operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team.

Owners

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# Name Years Notes Ref
1 Charles Byrne and Ferdinand Abell 18831890 [1]
2 Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell and George Chauncey 18911897 Merger of Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Brooklyn Ward's Wonders [1]
3 Charles Ebbets and Ferdinand Abell 18971898 Byrne dies, his shares & Chauncey's bought by Ebbets & Abell [1]
4 Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Harry Von der Horst, Ned Hanlon 18991904 Merger of Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Baltimore Orioles [1]
5 Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Henry Medicus, Ned Hanlon 19051906 Ebbets & Medicus buy out Von der Horst [1]
6 Charles Ebbets and Henry Medicus 19071912 Ebbets & Medicus buy out Abell & Hanlon [1]
7 Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever and Stephen McKeever 19121925 Ebbets & The McKeevers buy out Medicus [1]
8 Stephen McKeever, Grace Slade Ebbets, Joseph Gilleaudeau and Brooklyn Trust Company 19251938 Ebbets & Ed McKeever die; team becomes officially known as the Dodgers in 1932 [1]
9 James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey, Grace Slade Ebbets, Joseph Gilleaudeau and Brooklyn Trust Company 19381944 Stephen McKeever dies, shares inherited by the Mulveys [1]
10 Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley, James Lawrence Smith, and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey 19451950 Rickey, O'Malley & Smith buy out the Ebbets Estate [1]
11 Walter O'Malley, Mrs. Smith and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey 19501958 James Smith dies, leaving his shares to his wife; O'Malley buys out Rickey [1]
12 Walter O'Malley and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey 19581975 Dodgers move to Los Angeles, Mrs. Smith sells her shares to O'Malley & the Mulveys [1]
13 Walter O'Malley 19751979 O'Malley buys out the Mulveys [1]
14 Peter O'Malley and Terry Seidler 19791997 Walter O'Malley dies, shares inherited by Peter O'Malley & Terry Seidler [1]
15 Fox Entertainment Group 19981999 Fox purchases the team [1]
16 Fox Entertainment Group and Robert Daly 19992004 Daly buys minority share in team [1]
17 Frank McCourt 20042012 McCourt purchases Dodgers from Fox & Daly [1]
18 Guggenheim Baseball Management
(Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten, Peter Guber, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly)
20122018 Guggenheim Group purchases Dodgers after bankruptcy court proceedings [2]
19 Guggenheim Baseball Management
(Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten, Peter Guber, Bobby Patton, Todd Boehly)
and
Billie Jean King & Ilana Kloss
20182019 King & Kloss buy a minority share of team [3]
20 Guggenheim Baseball Management
(Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten, Peter Guber, Bobby Patton, Todd Boehly)
and
Billie Jean King, Ilana Kloss, Alan Smolinisky & Robert L. Plummer
2019–present Smolinisky & Plummer buy a share of team [4]

Chairmen

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# Name Seasons Notes Ref
1 Walter O'Malley 19701979 Walter O'Malley steps down as President and assumes newly created position of Chairman [1]
2 Peter O'Malley 19801998 Walter O'Malley dies, his son Peter succeeds him [1]
3 Robert Daly 19992004 Minority Owner Robert Daly becomes Chairman [1]
4 Frank McCourt 20042012 New Owner Frank McCourt becomes chairman [1]
5 Mark Walter 2012–present Controlling Partner of Guggenheim Baseball Management [1]

Presidents

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Incumbent Dodgers team president Stan Kasten
# Name Seasons Notes Ref
1 Charlie Byrne 18901897 [1]
2 Charles Ebbets 18981925 elected president upon Byrne's death [1]
3 Ed McKeever 1925 acting president upon Ebbets death [1]
4 Wilbert Robinson 19251930 elected president upon McKeever's death [1]
5 Frank York 19301932 [1]
6 Stephen McKeever 19321938 [1]
7 Larry MacPhail 19381942 [1]
8 Branch Rickey 19421950 succeeds MacPhail, who quit to join the army [1]
9 Walter O'Malley 19501970 [1]
10 Peter O'Malley 19701997 Walter O'Malley steps down to become Chairman, his son Peter succeeds him [1]
11 Bob Graziano 19982004 appointed President by Fox Entertainment Group [1]
12 Jamie McCourt 20042009 appointed President by her husband, Frank [1]
13 Dennis Mannion 20092010 [5]
14 Stan Kasten 2012–present The team had no official president from 2010-2012 [5]

General Managers

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The Dodgers did not employ a General Manager until 1950. Before then, the team President had the duties commonly associated with the GM.[6] There was also no general manager between 2018 and 2021, as the President of Baseball Operations took GM duties during this period.

Former GM Ned Colletti
# Name Seasons Notes Ref
1 Branch Rickey 1950 [7]
2 Buzzie Bavasi 19511968 Won 8 NL Pennants & 4 World Series [8]
3 Fresco Thompson 1968 Died shortly after taking job [9]
4 Al Campanis 19681987 Won 4 NL Pennants & 1 World Series [10]
5 Fred Claire 19871998 Won 1 NL Pennant & 1 World Series [11]
6 Tommy Lasorda 1998 Interim [12]
7 Kevin Malone 19992001 [13]
8 Dave Wallace 2001 Interim [14]
9 Dan Evans 20012004 [15]
10 Paul DePodesta 20042005 [16]
11 Ned Colletti 20052014 [17]
12 Farhan Zaidi 20142018 Won 2 NL Pennants [18]
13 Brandon Gomes 2022–present [19]

Executive Office personnel

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Name Position Ref
Bob Wolfe Executive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer [20]
Lon Rosen Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer [20]
Janet Marie Smith Executive VP, Planning and Development [20]
Eric Hernandez Senior VP, Finance [20]
Lorenzo Sciarrino Senior VP, Global Partnerships [20]
Ralph Esquibel Senior VP, Information Technology [20]
Daniel Martens Senior VP & General Counsel [20]
Erik Braverman Senior VP, Marketing, Communications & Broadcasting [20]
Joseph Crowley Senior VP, Stadium Operations [20]
Antonio Morici Senior VP, Ticket & Premium Sales & Service [20]

Baseball Operations personnel

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Name Position Ref
Andrew Friedman President of Baseball Operations [20]
Josh Byrnes Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations [20]
Jeff Kingston Vice President & Assistant General Manager [21]
Alex Slater Vice-President & Assistant General Manager [20]
Damon Jones Vice-President, Assistant General Manager & Baseball Legal Counsel [20]
David Finley Vice President, Scouting [20]
Ismael Cruz Vice-President, International Scouting [20]
Billy Gasparino Vice-President, Amateur Scouting [20]
Galen Carr Vice-President, Player Personnel [20]
Brandon McDaniel Vice President, Player Performance [20]
Ellen Harrigan Vice President, Baseball Administration [20]
William Rhymes Vice President, Player Development [20]
Raúl Ibañez Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations [20]
Scott Akasaki Senior Director of Team Travel [20]
Duncan Webb Senior Director, Baseball Resources [20]
Megan Schroeder Senior Director, Performance Science [20]
Brian Stoneberg Director, Minor League Player Performance [20]
Michael Voltmer Director, Baseball Strategy and Information [20]
Brian McBirney Director, Baseball Systems Applications [20]
John Focht Director, Baseball Systems Platform [20]
Alex Torres Director, Clubhouse Operations [20]
Leo Ruiz Director, Strong Mind Cultural Development [20]
Richard Anderson Director, Quantitative Analysis [20]
Ron Porterfield Director, Player Health [20]
Matt McGrath Assistant Director, Player Development [20]
Zachary Fitzpatrick Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting [20]
Matthew Doppett Assistant Director, International Scouting [20]
Ethan Levitt Assistant Director, Baseball Strategy and Information [20]
Chase Utley Special Assistant to the President [20]
Adrián González Special Assistant [20]
Thomas Allison Special Assistant, Scouting [20]
Ron Roenicke Special Assistant to the GM [20]
John Sears Special Assistant [20]
Chris Woodward Senior Advisor, Player Development & Major League Operations [20]
Joel Peralta Special Assistant, Baseball Operations [20]
José Vizcaíno Special Instructor, Infield [20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "Dodgers Owners". MLB.com. Los Angeles Dodgers. Archived from the original on 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  2. ^ ESPN.com news services (May 2, 2012). "Sale of Dodgers finalized". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Gurnick, Ken (September 21, 2018). "Addition of King, Kloss sends 'strong message'". MLB.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Add Two Entrepreneurs to Ownership Team". The Wall Street Journal. September 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Dennis Mannion bio on Dodgers.com
  6. ^ Dodgers General Managers
  7. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Branch Rickey". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  8. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Buzzie Bavasi". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  9. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Fresco Thompson". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  10. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Al Campanis". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  11. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Fred Claire". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  12. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Tom Lasorda". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  13. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Kevin Malone". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  14. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Dave Wallace". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  15. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Dan Evans". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  16. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Paul DePodesta". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  17. ^ "Baseball America Executive Database:Ned Colletti". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  18. ^ "Dodgers hire Farhan Zaidi as GM". ESPN.com. 5 November 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  19. ^ Toribio, Juan (January 18, 2022). "Dodgers name former pitcher Gomes GM". mlb.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as "Dodgers Front Office Directory". MLB.com. Los Angeles Dodgers. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  21. ^ Gurnick, Ken (December 9, 2018). "Dodgers add Kingston as assistant GM". MLB.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.