Brian Cashman
Cashman on June 25, 2009
Born	(1967-07-03) July 3, 1967 (age 44) Rockville Centre, New York
Nationality	American
Alma mater	The Catholic University of America
Occupation	General Manager/Senior Vice President
Years active	1998–present
Organization	New York Yankees
Home town	Darien, Connecticut

Brian McGuire Cashman (born July 3, 1967) is an American Major League Baseball executive for the New York Yankees. He has been their General Manager and Senior Vice President since 1998.

Early life[link]

Cashman was born in Rockville Centre, New York and raised in Washingtonville, New York. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family.^[1][2] He moved with his family to Lexington, Kentucky, where his father John managed a farm that raised standardbreds for harness racing.^[3] He attended Lexington Catholic High School before moving to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. He graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in 1985.

He attended The Catholic University of America, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1989. He was a four-year starter at second base and the leadoff hitter for the Cardinals' baseball team. He set a school record for most hits in a season, which has since been broken.^[3]

New York Yankees[link]

Cashman started with the New York Yankees organization as an intern in 1986.^[4] In February 1998, he was named Senior Vice-President and General Manager, succeeding Bob Watson.^[5]

During Cashman's tenure, the Yankees have won six American League pennants and four World Series championships. Despite the team's success, in 2005 Cashman considered leaving the Yankees due to conflicts with owner George Steinbrenner and organizational disputes between team officials in New York City and Tampa.^[6] The Washington Nationals were rumored to be interested in hiring Cashman, which would have brought him back to the city where he attended school. Instead, Cashman agreed to a new contract with the Yankees following the conclusion of the 2005 season which gave him more authority in personnel decisions and paid him an average of $1.3 million more over the following three years.^[7]

On September 30, 2008, he signed a new 3-year contract to stay with the Yankees through the 2011 season.^[8] The Yankees re-signed Cashman to a three-year deal in November 2011.^[9]

Honors[link]

Cashman was selected as Major League Baseball Executive of the Year for 2009 by the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.^[10]

Cashman was named to Crain's New York Business 40 under 40 list for 1999.^[11]

Cashman was also involved in the developing of the video game MLB Front Office Manager.^[12]

Personal life[link]

He currently lives in Darien, Connecticut with his family.^[13] Cashman's wife, Mary, filed for divorce in February 2012. The day prior, prosecutors charged a woman with stalking Cashman in an attempt to extort money regarding an extramarital affair.^[14] Cashman is a Roman Catholic.^[15]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Theo Nathan Epstein (born December 29, 1973) is the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.

On November 25, 2002, he became the youngest GM in the history of Major League Baseball when the Boston Red Sox hired him at the age of 28. In 2004, he was general manager of the club that won the first World Series championship by the Red Sox in 86 years and was in the position when the team won another championship in the 2007 season. Epstein resigned in October 2005, but was rehired as GM and Executive Vice President on January 24, 2006. On October 21, 2011 he resigned from his job in Boston to become President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.

Early life and family[link]

He attended Deerfield Academy (a 1991 graduate),^[1] and never played baseball for the Brookline High School Warriors, but dreamed of working for the Red Sox. Epstein has a fraternal twin brother, Paul Epstein; together they founded a charity, "Foundation to be Named Later."^[2] Epstein's grandfather, Philip G. Epstein, and great-uncle, Julius J. Epstein, won Academy Awards for the screenplay of Casablanca, while his father, the novelist Leslie Epstein, is the head of the Creative Writing Program at Boston University. Epstein's sister, Anya Epstein, was a writer for the television series Homicide: Life on the Street and Tell Me You Love Me. On January 1, 2007, Epstein married Marie Whitney, a volunteer at Horizons for Homeless Children. An early report on the marriage from Boston Globe sportswriter Gordon Edes reported the site of the wedding was Nathan's Famous hot dog stand at Coney Island. Edes later published a correction, noting that he had fallen for a prank by Theo's father, Leslie. The site and actual date of the wedding was never released, but the Boston Herald later published a story claiming the wedding took place on Red Sox owner John Henry's yacht in Saint Thomas.^[3][4] On December 12, 2007, Epstein's wife gave birth to the couple's first child, Jack, in Boston, Massachusetts.^[5]

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Early career and education[link]

Epstein attended Yale University where he lived at Jonathan Edwards College and served as sports editor of the Yale Daily News, and graduated in 1995 with a degree in American Studies. Eventually he took a job in the PR department of the San Diego Padres where he worked closely with Larry Lucchino; soon Epstein would become the team's Director of Baseball Operations. While working for the Padres, he studied full-time at the University of San Diego School of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree but has never been admitted to the State Bar of California.^[6]

Boston Red Sox[link]

Former Padres President Larry Lucchino became president and CEO of the Red Sox on November 25, 2002, and hired Epstein to work under him. At the end of the 2002 season, Lucchino appointed Epstein to replace interim GM Mike Port. Epstein is credited with making several key acquisitions, including David Ortiz, Kevin Millar, and Curt Schilling, during his first tenure as Red Sox GM, who were regarded as instrumental in breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino" and winning the Red Sox their first World Series Championship since 1918.

On October 31, 2005, Epstein resigned, rejecting a three-year, $1.5-million-per-year contract for personal reasons. According to The Boston Globe, "This is a job you have to give your whole heart and soul to," he said. "In the end, after a long period of reflection about myself and the program, I decided I could no longer put my whole heart and soul into it." Because it was Halloween the night he resigned from the Red Sox, Epstein left Fenway Park wearing a gorilla suit in an attempt to avoid reporters. A witness reported spotting a person wearing a gorilla suit driving a Volvo similar to Epstein's that night. The suit was loaned to him and was later auctioned for $11,000. The money raised was given to The Jimmy Fund and Epstein's Foundation to be Named Later.^[7]

Epstein remained in contact with the team's front office and on January 19, 2006, Epstein and Red Sox management announced his return. Five days later, the team announced that he would resume the title of General Manager and add the title of Executive Vice President. In November 2008, Epstein announced, at the annual General Manager meeting, that he had signed a new contract with the Red Sox but declined to disclose the terms of the deal.^[8]

Mitchell Report[link]

In December 2007, Epstein was mentioned in the Mitchell Report regarding a November 2006 email exchange he had with Red Sox scout Marc DelPiano on the possible acquisition of then free agent closer Eric Gagné. In the email, Epstein asked DelPiano, "Have you done any digging on Gagné? I know the Dodgers think he was a steroid guy. Maybe so. What do you hear on his medical?" DelPiano replied that "steroids IS the issue" with Gagné, questioned his "poise and commitment" and expressed questions about his durability "without steroid help."^[9] Despite the reservations expressed by Delpiano, Epstein traded Kason Gabbard and minor league outfielders David Murphy and Engel Beltré to the Texas Rangers for Gagné on July 31, 2007.^[10]

Chicago Cubs[link]

On October 12, 2011, Epstein agreed to a five-year contract worth $18.5 million with the Chicago Cubs.^[11] On October 19, 2011 It has been reported that Epstein's official title with the Cubs will be president, as it is expected that the current San Diego Padres General Manager Jed Hoyer will assume the same position with the Cubs.^[12]

On October 21, 2011, the Red Sox and Cubs jointly announced Epstein had assumed the position as President of Baseball Operations of the Chicago Cubs and had resigned as the Red Sox General Manager^[13], and was succeeded by Ben Cherington.

On October 23, he took out a full page ad in The Boston Globe, thanking Red Sox fans and ownership for their support.^[14] Two days later, the Cubs officially introduced Epstein as President of Baseball Operations for the Cubs.

Honors and awards[link]

In 2007, the United States Sports Academy named Epstein the recipient of its "Carl Maddox Sport Management Award."

In December 2008, Baseball America named Epstein its Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year.^[15]

In September 2009, Epstein was named Sporting News Executive of the Decade.^[16] At the same time, the Red Sox were named Sporting News Team of the Decade.

In December 2009, Sports Illustrated named him as number 3 on its list of the Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (in all sports).^[17]

References[link]

External links[link]

Baseball portal

• Theo Epstein at the Internet Movie Database
• Theo Walks Away From Sox
• Theo Epstein News Video Clips
• Theo's Statement of Resignation
• Sox Make An Executive Revision, article discussing Epstein's rehiring, from The Boston Globe, January 25, 2006.
• Theo Epstein bio/profile

Cliff Lee
Lee at ESPN Weekend in 2011
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 33
Starting pitcher
Born: (1978-08-30) August 30, 1978 (age 33) Benton, Arkansas
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 15, 2002 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics (through May 16, 2012)
Win–loss record	119–70
Earned run average	3.61
Strikeouts	1,357
Complete games	26
Teams
Cleveland Indians (2002–2009) Philadelphia Phillies (2009) Seattle Mariners (2010) Texas Rangers (2010) Philadelphia Phillies (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (2008, 2010, 2011) 2008 AL Cy Young Award 2008 AL Comeback Player of the Year 2008 Cleveland BBWA Man of The Year 3× AL Pitcher of the Month 2× NL Pitcher of the Month

Clifton Phifer "Cliff" Lee (born August 30, 1978) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Lee has also played for the Cleveland Indians, the Seattle Mariners, and the Texas Rangers.

Lee won the American League Cy Young Award in 2008.^[1]

Professional baseball career[link]

Lee was drafted by the Florida Marlins with the 12th pick of the 8th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft out of Benton High School in his hometown of Benton, Arkansas, but instead chose to attend Meridian Community College in Mississippi. Later, Lee was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign, opting to attend the University of Arkansas.

In the 2000 amateur draft, he was chosen in the 4th round by the Montreal Expos and signed in July of that year. During 2002, Lee played for Double-A Harrisburg, and compiled a 7–2 record with a 3.23 ERA in Eastern League play by mid-summer.

Cleveland Indians (2002–09)[link]

Lee pitching for the Cleveland Indians on April 18, 2008.

In June 2002, the Expos traded Lee along with Brandon Phillips, Lee Stevens, and Grady Sizemore to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew.^[2]

Following the trade, Lee pitched seven games with the Akron Aeros before he was promoted to the Buffalo Bisons, the Triple A affiliate within the Cleveland farm system. He compiled a 3–2 record with the Bisons before being called up to the Indians during September of that season. Lee made his major league debut in a start against the Minnesota Twins on September 15, 2002, giving up a lone run in 5.1 innings, resulting in a loss due to lack of run support.^[3] He pitched once more that season, giving up one run in five innings against the Kansas City Royals, resulting in a no decision for Lee but a loss for the team.^[4]

Lee won at least 14 games in each of his first 3 full seasons and pitched more than 200 innings in both 2005 and 2006. He finished the 2005 season with an 18–5 record and a 3.79 ERA, earning him 4th place in the AL Cy Young Award voting that year.^[5] In 2006, the Indians rewarded him with a midseason, 3-year, $14 million contract extension through the 2009 season.^[6]

2007 season[link]

In 2007, Lee suffered a groin strain during a spring training start, forcing him to begin the regular season on the disabled list. He returned to the Indians rotation in May, but struggled to a 4–9 record and a 5.38 ERA in his first 16 starts. On July 21, Lee hit Texas Rangers' right fielder Sammy Sosa in the head with a pitch on a night when the Rangers were honoring Sosa for hitting his 600th home run. The beaning sparked an altercation between Lee and Indians' catcher Víctor Martínez and led to a players-only meeting immediately after the game.^[7] Lee encountered even more problems on July 26, 2007, when he gave up 7 runs in 4 innings against the Boston Red Sox. When he left the ballgame, the fans booed him and right before he entered the dugout, he tipped his cap to the fans. The next day, July 27, the struggling left-hander was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo.^[8] He was called back up on September 1 when rosters expanded, but only appeared in 4 games, all out of the bullpen.

2008 season[link]

In 2008, Lee had a career year. Despite the Indians playing with a .500 winning percentage for the season, Lee started the 2008 season with much success. Lee was one of only eight pitchers since 1920 to win 19 or more of his first 21 decisions. He was the first Cleveland pitcher to win his first six starts since Greg Swindell in 1988. He also recorded his first career shutout on April 25, 2008, against the Kansas City Royals, allowing just 3 hits and 0 walks.^[9] He had the lowest On-base percentage-against at .163 through five starts since 1909. For his efforts and success, he was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for April, when he went 5–0 with a 0.96 ERA.^[10] Lee was selected to his first All-Star game in 2008, and was selected to start the game. Lee worked two scoreless innings for the American League team, surrendering only a Chipper Jones base hit and striking out three.^[11]

Lee at the 2008 All-Star Game parade

On August 26, Lee won his 19th game of the season, yielding only 2 runs to the Detroit Tigers.^[12] This victory set a new career high for Lee, besting his previous mark of 18 wins set during the 2005 season. On September 1, Lee won his 20th game of the season, throwing a shutout. He was the first Indian to reach 20 wins since Gaylord Perry in 1974.^[13] In August, for the second time in the 2008 season, Lee was named American League Pitcher of the Month. He went 5–0 with a 1.86 ERA in the month. On September 12, Lee won his 22nd game, making his record 22–2 on the season. This marked the first time a pitcher had gone 20 wins over .500 since Bob Welch in 1990.^[14] Overall to end the year, Lee went 22–3 with a 2.54 ERA and 170 strikeouts. He started 31 games, completed 4, and had 2 shutouts. He pitched a total of 223⅓ innings. Lee ended the season as the American League champion for both wins and ERA.

Lee's 2008 winning percentage of 88% was the twelfth best of all time, and the fourth best by a pitcher starting a minimum of 30 games, Behind only Randy Johnson, Ron Guidry, and Lefty Grove (all also left-handers). Lee's winning percentage is the second best in Indians history, behind Johnny Allen's 93.8% (15 wins, 1 loss, in 24 games) in 1937.

Lee earned several awards following his 2008 season. These included the AL Comeback Player of the Year Award, the Players Choice Award for AL Outstanding Pitcher of the Year, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award, The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award, and the Warren Spahn Award for best left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. On November 13, 2008, Lee was awarded the AL Cy Young Award. This made Lee the second straight Indian (and third overall) to win the award, following former teammate CC Sabathia, who won it in 2007.

2009 season[link]

Lee's debut with the Phillies in 2009

On June 14, 2009, Lee took a no-hitter into the 8th inning vs. St. Louis, striking out 6 and walking 2. Lee allowed 3 hits in a complete-game shutout, improving his record to 4–6 and his ERA to 2.88.

Philadelphia Phillies (2009)[link]

On July 29 (just before the July 31 trading deadline), the Indians traded Lee—along with outfielder Ben Francisco—to the Philadelphia Phillies, in exchange for Carlos Carrasco, Jason Donald, Lou Marson, and Jason Knapp.^[15]

In his first career game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Lee pitched a complete game in a 5–1 victory. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and had two hits as a batter, including his first career double and a run scored. Through his first five games with the Phillies, Lee amassed a 5–0 record, 39 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched, and a 0.68 ERA.

2009 World Series[link]

Charlie Manuel named Lee his Game 1 starter for the World Series after he posted a 2–0 record in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Lee would be pitching against his former Indians teammate C.C. Sabathia.

Lee pitched a complete game in Game 1 of the 2009 World Series, winning the game 6–1 over the New York Yankees. He allowed no earned runs during this outing.^[16][17] He was the first pitcher since Deacon Phillippe in Game 1 of the 1903 World Series to pitch a complete game in the World Series with 10 or more strikeouts and no walks. Because Phillippe allowed two earned runs in his start, Lee was the first to do so without allowing an earned run.^[18] In his next start (Game 5), Lee earned another victory, allowing five runs and three walks while striking out three in seven innings; the Phillies won, 8–6. The New York Yankees, however, went on to win their 27th World Series title.

Seattle Mariners (2010)[link]

Lee pitching for the Seattle Mariners in 2010

On December 16, 2009, the Phillies traded Lee to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for J. C. Ramírez, Phillippe Aumont and Tyson Gillies.^[19][20]

Lee appealed a five game suspension handed down on him for throwing over the head of Chris Snyder during a Spring Training game.^[21] Both the suspension and the accompanying fine were overturned.^[22] Lee made his Mariners debut against the Texas Rangers on April 30, where he earned a no-decision in a 2–0 Mariners loss. He got his first win with the Mariners on May 11, in a 5–1 win against the Baltimore Orioles. Lee pitched 3 consecutive complete games in June. He made the 2010 AL All-Star team but attended as a Ranger. With the Mariners, Lee went 8–3 with a 2.34 ERA, an 0.945 WHIP, and a 89/6 K/BB ratio. However, the Mariners struggled, and Lee was placed on the trade market.^[23]

Texas Rangers (2010)[link]

On July 9, after a deal with the New York Yankees broke down, Lee was traded to the Texas Rangers with Mark Lowe for Justin Smoak and prospects Blake Beavan, Josh Lueke and Matt Lawson.^[24]

On August 6 against the Oakland Athletics, Lee earned his 100th career win going eight innings and allowing only one run with seven strikeouts.

Lee pitched Game 1 of the American League Division Series against Tampa Bay on October 6, 2010, same day when Phillies' pitcher Roy Halladay threw a no-hitter against the Reds in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. He threw 7 innings, gave up one run, no walks, and struck out 10. There have been eight post-season pitching performances of at least 10 strikeouts and no walks in baseball history. Lee has pitched the last four, including two in the 2010 ALDS. In Game 5 of the series, Lee set the ALDS series strikeout record and tied the MLB record with 21. He pitched a complete game, striking out eleven batters and allowing one run, getting the win. Lee also has the highest strikeout since with 11 when dealing with a winner take all situation.

Lee pitching in Game 5 of the 2010 World Series

Lee continued his postseason mastery into the 2010 ALCS, when he allowed just two hits while striking out 13 New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in an 8–0 Texas victory in Game 3.^[25] Lee has also become the first person to pitch three 10-plus strikeout games in one post-season.^[26]

However, facing the San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum in the 2010 World Series, Lee gave up seven runs (six earned) and did not make it through five innings, en route to an 11–7 loss.^[27] Lee faced Lincecum again in Game 5 of the World Series with the Giants having a 3–1 series advantage, but he surrendered a three-run home run to Edgar Renteria, which resulted in a 3–1 loss as the Giants won the series.^[28]

Return to Philadelphia Phillies (2011–present)[link]

On December 15, 2010, Lee signed a free-agent contract with Philadelphia for 5 years and $120 million with a vesting option for a sixth year.^[29] He turned down the Yankees’ seven-year offer for $148 million.^[30] He joined a rotation consisting of Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt and Joe Blanton at the start of the season, and in doing so, had commentators dub it one of the best rotations ever assembled. In returning to the Phillies, Lee said, "I never wanted to leave in the first place."^[29]

On April 2, 2011, Lee's first start back with the Phillies, he pitched seven innings, allowing four hits and three runs, while striking out eleven and walking none. On May 6, he struck out a career-high 16 Atlanta Braves, allowing three runs in a 5–0 Philadelphia loss.^[31] On June 28, Lee pitched a third consecutive complete game shutout in a 5–0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.^[32] Lee was awarded with the National League Pitcher of the Month award for the month of June. Lee went 5–0 and had a 0.21 ERA. Lee threw 3 consecutive shutouts and had a scoreless streak of 34 innings. By the end of that month, he had also personally outscored teams he opposed (he scored 2 runs in the month while only allowing 1 run).^[33]

On July 9, Lee hit his first major league home run against Tommy Hanson of the Atlanta Braves after a ten-pitch at-bat. Although the Phillies would eventually lose the game, 4–1, with Lee providing the only Phillies run, it was the first home run by a Phillies pitcher since Chan Ho Park in April 2009. Lee then went on to hit his second major league home run on August 9 against Ted Lilly of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the same game, Lee also recorded his 17th career double-digit strikeout game in a 2–1 Phillies win. ^[34]

On Sept 26, 2011, Lee was the winning pitcher in a 4–2 game against the Atlanta Braves. Pitching 6 innings of 5 hit 2 run ball, striking out 6 and walking none. He finished up the regular season with a 17–8 record, but more significantly helped the Philadelphia Phillies to a 100-win season. It marks the third time in franchise history that the Phillies have won 100 or more games in a season.^[35]

Pitching Style[link]

Lee's repertoire features a four-seam fastball, two-seam fastball, and cut fastball, slider, as well as a circle changeup and a knuckle curve.

Personal[link]

Lee and his wife Kristen have a son named Jaxon (4/29/01) and a daughter, Maci (4/5/03). Jaxon was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of four months, but after undergoing treatments, is now in remission.^[36] Lee remains very close friends with former teammate CC Sabathia.^[37]

See also[link]

	Biography portal
	Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball wins champions
• List of Major League Baseball ERA champions

References[link]

External links[link]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)