American baseball executive (born 1983)
Baseball player
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] 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] Matthew Silverman as senior vice president and general manager of the Rays in November 2016.[ 4] Sporting News Executive of the Year Award for 2019.[ 5] 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] [ 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 .
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