Jon Daniels was born on August 24,1977 and is an American baseball executive who recently served as the President of Baseball Operations for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball.
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16 Facts About Jon Daniels
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Jon Daniels attended Hunter College High School and Cornell University, majored in Applied Economics and Management, and joined the Delta Chi Fraternity.
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Jon Daniels applied and was hired by then general manager John Hart as an assistant in the baseball operations department.
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Jon Daniels was promoted to director of baseball operations in October 2003.
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At the age of 28 years and 41 days, Jon Daniels became the youngest general manager in Major League Baseball history.
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In late December 2006, Jon Daniels collaborated with White Sox general manager Kenny Williams, engineering a trade in which the Rangers acquired Brandon McCarthy in exchange for John Danks.
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On July 31,2007, Jon Daniels made two career-defining trades, one with the Atlanta Braves, the other with Boston Red Sox.
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Jon Daniels first agreed with Atlanta Braves General Manager John Schuerholz to trade coveted slugger Mark Teixeira and relief pitcher Ron Mahay for catching prospect Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
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Not receiving as much attention at the time, Jon Daniels made a third trade prior to the deadline sending center fielder Kenny Lofton to the Indians for catching prospect Max Ramirez.
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At the 2009 Winter Meetings, Jon Daniels orchestrated a deal with the Baltimore Orioles, dealing veteran starting pitcher Kevin Millwood for young reliever Chris Ray and left-handed pitcher Ben Snyder.
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On July 1,2010, Jon Daniels acquired catcher Bengie Molina from the San Francisco Giants for relief pitcher Chris Ray and prospect Michael Main.
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On July 31, after high expectations and several disappointments, Jon Daniels traded away the Texas Rangers 2010 opening day starting catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia to the Boston Red Sox for prospects Chris McGuiness, Roman Mendez, a player to be named later, and cash considerations equaling near $350,000.
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On March 1,2013, Jon Daniels was promoted by the Rangers to be president of baseball operations and general manager.
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Jon Daniels agreed to a three-year extension with the Rangers on November 14,2014.
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On November 20,2013, Jon Daniels traded Ian Kinsler to the Detroit Tigers for Prince Fielder and cash.
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Davis said that Jon Daniels was being relieved of his duties immediately after the decision was made not to renew his contract at the end of this season.
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