Ensiklopedia Dunia

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Erik Neander - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Erik Neander
Tampa Bay Rays
President of Baseball Operations
Born: (1983-05-25) May 25, 1983 (age 41) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.

Teams
Tampa Bay Rays (2007–present)
Career highlights and awards
MLB Executive of the Year Award (2019) Sporting News Executive of the Year (2019)

Erik Neander (born May 25, 1983) is an American front office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays. He has worked for the Rays since 2007, and became the team's president of baseball operations in September 2021.

Career

Neander was raised in Oneonta, New York, and attended the local high school, where he played baseball.^[1] Neander graduated from Virginia Tech and started working for Baseball Info Solutions, joining the Tampa Bay Rays as an intern in 2007.^[2]

Neander was promoted to vice president of baseball operations in October 2014.^[3] He succeeded Matthew Silverman as senior vice president and general manager of the Rays in November 2016.^[4] He was named recipient of the Sporting News Executive of the Year Award for 2019.^[5] He also received the MLB Executive of the Year Award the same year.

On September 8, 2021, Neander signed a multi-year extension with the Rays and was promoted to president of baseball operations.^[6]^[7] In February 2024, Neander and the Rays agreed to another extension.^[8]^[9]

Personal life

Neander is married and has three children.^[10]

References

^ Derderian, Steve (November 5, 2017). "OHS grad named Rays' newest GM". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
^ Chastain, Bill (January 9, 2017). "Rays make baseball operations moves". MLB.com. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
^ Chastain, Bill (October 17, 2014). "Rays promote Bloom, Neander to VP, baseball operations". MLB.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
^ "Erik Neander and Chaim Bloom get expanded roles with Rays". USA Today. Associated Press. November 5, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
^ Bill Baer (November 11, 2019). "Rays' Erik Neander named Executive of the Year". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^ "Rays promote GM Erik Neander to president of baseball ops, agree to extension". The Athletic. September 8, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ Berry, Adam (September 8, 2021). "Rays promote Neander, reach multiyear deal". MLB.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ "Rays' Kevin Cash, Erik Neander sign contract extensions". ESPN.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ "Rays reward Erik Neander, Kevin Cash with multiyear extensions". Tampa Bay Times. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ "Rays say good communication helps three-headed baseball operations department function". Tampa Bay Times. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Matthew Silverman	Tampa Bay Rays General Manager 2017–2021	Succeeded by Peter Bendix

Major League Baseball heads of baseball operations by team

East	Mike Elias (Baltimore Orioles) Craig Breslow (Boston Red Sox) Brian Cashman (New York Yankees) Erik Neander (Tampa Bay Rays) Ross Atkins (Toronto Blue Jays)
Central	Chris Getz (Chicago White Sox) Chris Antonetti (Cleveland Guardians) Scott Harris (Detroit Tigers) J. J. Picollo (Kansas City Royals) Derek Falvey (Minnesota Twins)
West	Dana Brown (Houston Astros) Perry Minasian (Los Angeles Angels) David Forst (Oakland Athletics) Jerry Dipoto (Seattle Mariners) Chris Young (Texas Rangers)

East	Alex Anthopoulos (Atlanta Braves) Peter Bendix (Miami Marlins) David Stearns (New York Mets) Dave Dombrowski (Philadelphia Phillies) Mike Rizzo (Washington Nationals)
Central	Jed Hoyer (Chicago Cubs) Nick Krall (Cincinnati Reds) Matt Arnold (Milwaukee Brewers) Ben Cherington (Pittsburgh Pirates) John Mozeliak (St. Louis Cardinals)
West	Mike Hazen (Arizona Diamondbacks) Bill Schmidt (Colorado Rockies) Andrew Friedman (Los Angeles Dodgers) A. J. Preller (San Diego Padres) Buster Posey (San Francisco Giants)

Note: Those listed here have final authority in personnel decisions for their team, typically holding a title of
President of Baseball Operations, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, Chief Baseball Officer, and/or General Manager.

Tampa Bay Rays

Established in 1998
Formerly the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Based in Tampa, Florida (Tampa Bay)

Franchise

Ballparks

Tropicana Field (damaged)
George M. Steinbrenner Field (temporary; 2025)
Gas Plant Stadium (proposed)
Ybor Stadium (proposed; abandoned)
Rays Ballpark (proposed; abandoned)

Spring training: Al Lang Stadium; Charlotte Sports Park

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Stuart Sternberg
President: Matthew Silverman & Brian Auld
President of Baseball Operations: Erik Neander
General Manager: Peter Bendix
Manager: Kevin Cash

American League pennants (2)

2008
2020

Division titles (4)

Wild-Card berths (5)

Retired numbers

Minor league
affiliates

Durham Bulls (Triple-A)
Montgomery Biscuits (Double-A)
Bowling Green Hot Rods (High-A)
Charleston RiverDogs (Single-A)
FCL Rays (Rookie)
DSL Rays 1 (Rookie)
DSL Rays 2 (Rookie)

Seasons (28)
1990s	1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Sporting News Executive of the Year Award

1936: Rickey
1937: Barrow
1938: Giles
1939: La. MacPhail
1940: Briggs
1941: Barrow
1942: Rickey
1943: Cl. Griffith
1944: DeWitt
1945: Wrigley
1946: Yawkey
1947: Rickey
1948: Veeck
1949: Carpenter
1950: Weiss
1951: Weiss
1952: Weiss
1953: Perini
1954: Stoneham
1955: O'Malley
1956: Paul
1957: Lane
1958: Brown
1959: Bavasi
1960: Weiss
1961: Topping
1962: Haney
1963: Devine
1964: Devine
1965: Ca. Griffith
1966: Le. MacPhail
1967: O'Connell
1968: Campbell
1969: Murphy
1970: Dalton
1971: Tallis
1972: Hemond
1973: Howsam
1974: Paul
1975: O'Connell
1976: Burke
1977: Veeck
1978: Richardson
1979: Peters
1980: Smith
1981: McHale
1982: Dalton
1983: Peters
1984: Green
1985: Schuerholz
1986: Cashen
1987: Rosen
1988: Claire
1989: Hemond
1990: Quinn
1991: A. MacPhail
1992: Duquette
1993: Thomas
1994: Hart
1995: Hart
1996: Melvin
1997: Bonifay
1998: Hunsicker
1999: Beane
2000: Jocketty
2001: Gillick
2002: Ryan
2003: Sabean
2004: Jocketty
2005: Shapiro
2006: Ryan
2007: Shapiro
2008: Friedman
2009: O'Dowd
2010: Jocketty
2011: Dombrowski / Melvin
2012: Beane
2013: Cherington
2014: Duquette
2015: Anthopoulos
2016: Epstein
2017: Antonetti
2018: Beane
2019: Neander
2020: Hahn
2021: Zaidi
2022: Antonetti
2023: Elias
2024: Arnold

This biographical article relating to an American baseball executive is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Categories:

Hidden categories: