Andrew Friedman

President, Baseball Operations

Los Angeles Dodgers

THE LATEST: As the Dodgers& de-facto general manager, Friedman waited until just before spring training began in March to pull off a blockbuster multi-team trade that brought former American League MVP Mookie Betts and former Cy Young winner David Price from Boston to L.A., along with cash to help pay their salaries. Friedman was given a contract extension by the Dodgers last November.

BACKGROUND: Friedman has been the Dodgers' president of baseball operations since 2014, when he signed a five-year, $35-million deal. He has overseen the rebuilding of the organization's farm systems and reorganized the team&s front office. Friedman was previously executive vice president of baseball operations for the Tampa Bay Rays (he was named MLB Executive of the Year in 2008, when the team went to the World Series). Before that, he worked as an analyst with Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. and as an associate for private equity firm MidMark Capital. He played baseball at Tulane University.

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