Richard Lynn "Sandy" Alderson was born on November 22,1947 and is an American baseball executive.
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18 Facts About Sandy Alderson
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Sandy Alderson previously served as the general manager of the New York Mets from 2011 to 2018, an executive in the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres organizations, and the commissioner's office of Major League Baseball.
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Sandy Alderson attended Falls Church High School in Falls Church, Virginia and later Dartmouth College in New Hampshire on a NROTC scholarship.
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Sandy Alderson received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1976.
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In 1981, Sandy Alderson joined Eisenhardt to become the Athletics' general counsel and in 1983 was named the team's general manager, a position he held through 1997.
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Sandy Alderson was a mentor to his eventual successor as general manager, Billy Beane.
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Sandy Alderson left the Athletics to work for Major League Baseball's commissioner's office, where he was the Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations between September 1998 and 2005.
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In 2010, Sandy Alderson worked as commissioner Bud Selig's point man to address the issues of the corruption of baseball in the Dominican Republic, the largest supplier of Major League Baseball talent outside the United States.
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Sandy Alderson served as chief executive officer for the San Diego Padres from 2005 to 2009, with the team winning back-to-back division titles in 2005 and 2006.
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Sandy Alderson was hired by the New York Mets after the 2010 baseball season to replace Omar Minaya as the general manager.
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Sandy Alderson was officially introduced on October 29,2010, signing a four-year deal with a club option for 2015.
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Nonetheless, Sandy Alderson made an exception as he viewed Wright as a leader and role model, on and off the field.
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From 2012 to 2014, Sandy Alderson reduced the Mets payroll to under $100 million, and exchanged veterans to acquire young talent such as Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard, and Travis d'Arnaud.
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Sandy Alderson developed players drafted by Minaya such as Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, and Steven Matz.
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Sandy Alderson took a leave of absence from the Mets in July 2018 due to a recurrence of cancer.
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In January 2019, Sandy Alderson returned to the Oakland Athletics as senior advisor of baseball operations to general manager Billy Beane.
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Sandy Alderson left the position after the 2020 season in order to return to the Mets front office.
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Sandy Alderson replaced Saul Katz, who had served in that capacity since 1980.
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