James Patrick O'Conner was born on 1958 and is a professional baseball executive who served as president of Minor League Baseball for the 2008 through 2020 baseball seasons.
11 Facts About Pat O'Conner
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Pat O'Conner started his baseball career working as administrative assistant for the Vero Beach Dodgers of the Florida State League in 1981.
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Pat O'Conner was named Florida State League Executive of the Year in his last season.
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Pat O'Conner joined the Minor League Baseball staff as chief operating officer under president Mike Moore in 1993.
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Pat O'Conner then was promoted to the vice president and administration office in 1995, and was elected the 11th president of the organization during the Winter Meeting held in December 2007.
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Pat O'Conner later was re-elected for a second term in 2011.
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Additionally, Pat O'Conner promoted the realignment of two Class A leagues, the organization-wide bundling of internet rights for the first time, an industry-wide health care program, and a "green team" initiative to make MiLB clubs and stadiums more eco-friendly and cost effective.
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In 2004, O'Conner made the announcement of his gift to create the J Patrick O'Conner Sports Administration Scholarship.
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Pat O'Conner said that the Sport Administration and Facility Management program had provided outstanding opportunity for him and he would not want a lack of resources to stand between an excellent student and similar opportunity in the future.
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Pat O'Conner later received the College of Health and Human Services Award of Distinction from Ohio University in 2005.
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Pat O'Conner was inducted into the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame in 2000, was honored with the Friends of Baseball Chapel Award in 2005, and gained induction into the Florida State League Hall of Fame in 2014.