Joe Torre confirms interest in MLB Executive post
The bid for an executive seat in Major League Baseball (MLB) is on for Joe Torre, and it seems that he will soon find out whether he has landed the position. It is rumoured that he is vying for the post of executive vice president of baseball operations.
Sandy Alderson, who moved to the New York Mets during last year’s winter break, left the spot vacant in the organisation. That is one of the reasons why MLB Commissioner Bud Selig is looking to bring the right man on board to carry out the tasks involved
with the position. Currently, Jimmie Lee Solomon occupies the position, but his expertise in that field isn’t effective to the level required by the organisation.
Joe Torre knows Bud Selig well. Apart from their close relationship, the candidate for the new job offering has the potential to do a lot more for baseball, even though he’s retired from managing teams. One of the most amazing facts about Torre is his record
as a player. He was a player with the Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets. He earned nine All-Star calls and earned the Gold Glove award in 1965. In 1971, he won the Hutch Award and the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.
However the legend’s achievements in Baseball didn't end there. Torre was a defiant New York Yankees’ manager from 1996 to 2007. He led the club to four World Series titles, and earned two American League Manager of the Year Awards.
Whatever the case, Torre was spotted in the owners meeting recently and on his exit from the venue he greeted reporters. When asked about his interest in the vacant position, Torre did not hesitate to reveal his position.
"I'm definitely interested," Torre told a group of reporters. "We've had a number of conversations. Bud knows me. We first met when I was 16 years old in 1956, '57. So we've known each other for a long time.”
Torre added, "When Bud and I talked, it was more in generalities because he thought this would be of some interest to me. But I know he's been talking to a lot of other people. It's a two-way street here. He has to make up his mind that whatever job he has,
I'm the one he wants to do it.”
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