From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American baseball executive
Baseball player
Scott Harris (born 1987) is an American baseball executive. He is the president of baseball operations of the
Detroit Tigers of
Major League Baseball , after having previously served as
general manager of the
San Francisco Giants .
Early life and education
Harris is from
Redwood City, California . He is the son of two doctors, one a urologist and one an OB-GYN, and has one brother, Chris, and one sister, K.C.
[1]
Harris attended
Menlo School and played soccer and lacrosse in high school.
[2]
[1] He graduated from the
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2009 with a
bachelor's degree in economics, and then attended
Columbia Business School .
[1] Harris played club lacrosse at UCLA.
[2]
Career
Harris' first jobs in baseball were internships with the
Washington Nationals and
Cincinnati Reds .
[1] He worked for
MLB from 2010 through 2012, in the
Commissioner's Office as a coordinator of Major League Operations.
[2] In 2012, he joined the
Chicago Cubs as director of baseball operations.
[1] He earned his
Master of Business Administration from
Northwestern University 's
Kellogg School of Management in 2015. He was promoted to assistant general manager in January 2018.
[3]
The Giants hired Harris as their general manager after the 2019 season.
[4]
[5]
[6]
On September 19, 2022, the Tigers hired Harris as their new president of baseball operations after having fired
Al Avila a month prior.
[7]
References
^
a
b
c
d
e Sahadev Sharma (March 27, 2018).
"Cubs assistant GM Scott Harris loves his job, even when it causes him personal embarrassment" .
The Athletic . Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
^
a
b
c Henry Schulman (November 10, 2019).
"Giants hire Cubs exec Scott Harris to be their general manager" .
San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
^ Maria Guardado (November 10, 2019).
"Giants hire Scott Harris as new GM" .
MLB.com . Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
^ Katie Dowd.
"SF Giants hire Cubs exec Scott Harris as new general manager" .
San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^
"Giants hire former Cubs executive Scott Harris as new general manager" .
KNBR . September 6, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ Josh Schrock (March 27, 2018).
"Giants, Farhan Zaidi hire Cubs' Scott Harris as new general manager" .
NBC Sports Bay Area . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ Harrigan, Thomas (September 19, 2022).
"Tigers hire Harris from SF to lead baseball ops" .
MLB.com . Retrieved September 19, 2022 .
New York Giants (1885–1957) San Francisco Giants (1958–present)
Franchise Ballparks Culture Lore Rivalries Important figures
Minor league affiliates Key personnel World Series championships (4) American League pennants (11) Division titles (7) Wild card berths (1)
Broadcasters
Seasons (122)
1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
AL
NL
Note: Those listed here hold one or more of the titles President of Baseball Operations , Vice President of Baseball Operations , Chief Baseball Officer , or General Manager and in each case have final say in personnel decisions.