20 Facts About Larry Beinfest

Larry Beinfest was born on March 3,1964 and is an American former professional baseball front-office executive who was the general manager and president of baseball operations of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball franchise in the National League East, from February 12,2002, until he was relieved of his duties on September 27,2013.

The next year, as captain, Larry Beinfest led Chatsworth to its first league title since 1972, its first of nine in a row.

Larry Beinfest had numerous recruiting letters from baseball powers like Stanford, UCLA, and Arizona State.

Larry Beinfest accepted the only Division I scholarship offered to him, a free ride to Nevada-Reno.

Larry Beinfest tore up the Northern California Baseball Association his freshman year, batting.

Larry Beinfest graduated from Berkeley in 1986 with a degree in international business and finance.

Larry Beinfest spent a year working for an area radio station selling air time and then set off for Syracuse University, where he would earn a Master's degree in Public Communications, envisioning a career in sports broadcasting.

In 1989, Larry Beinfest began his career in Major League Baseball as a player development and scouting assistant in the minor league operations of the Seattle Mariners.

Larry Beinfest helped coordinate the Mariners' farm system, organized spring training, and dealt with equipment problems, medical arrangements, and scouting schedules.

Larry Beinfest became the Mariners' minor league director in 1996, director of player development in 1997, and then assistant to the vice president of baseball operations in 1998.

In 2000, Larry Beinfest joined the Montreal Expos as its assistant general manager.

Larry Beinfest held that position for two years and served as the interim general manager of the Expos from October 2001 to February 2002.

In 2002, Larry Beinfest traded for Dontrelle Willis, who would become the 2003 NL Rookie of the Year.

On May 11,2003, Larry Beinfest replaced manager Jeff Torborg with Jack McKeon.

Larry Beinfest traded for then-American League saves leader and closer Ugueth Urbina, who recorded saves in Games 1 and 5 of the 2003 World Series.

Larry Beinfest traded for Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez, Ricky Nolasco, and others.

Larry Beinfest was acquired via trade during his tenure.

Larry Beinfest selected Dan Uggla in the December 2005 Rule 5 draft.

Larry Beinfest is widely regarded as one of the best executives in Major League Baseball because he supposedly works with the league's lowest player payrolls and fields a competitive team, having won a World Series title and five winning seasons in the past seven.

Larry Beinfest is credited for his "strong ability" to identify the players he wants and work with executives from their organizations.