Thad Levine (born November 12, 1971) is an American baseball executive. He is the senior VP and general manager for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.
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Born: Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | November 12, 1971|
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Early life and education
editLevine was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He played youth soccer with Paul DePodesta.[1] Levine attended Haverford College, where he played NCAA Division III college baseball.[1] He attained his bachelor's degree in 1994.[2] He also graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999 with an MBA. He has two daughters and a son.
Career
editLevine joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in business development. He moved to the Colorado Rockies in 1999,[3] and worked there successively as an assistant director, director, and senior director.[4] Levine was appointed to the position of Texas Rangers assistant general manager in October 2005.[5][2][6] He was hired as the Minnesota Twins general manager on November 3, 2016.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Texas Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine inherited his love of the game from his father in Alexandria - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b "Texas Rangers Executives". Mlb.com. November 12, 1971. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Thad Levine". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Top 10 General Manager Prospects". Baseball America. December 9, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Thad Levine named assistant general manager | texasrangers.com: Official Info". Texas.rangers.mlb.com. October 19, 2005. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "The Seattle Times: Mariners: MLB notebook: 41-year-old Girardi replaces McKeon, 74". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. October 20, 2005. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Twins introduce front-office duo Falvey, Levine". www.mlb.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.