NEW YORK (AP) β A person familiar with the decision says former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya is leaving his job as senior vice president of the San Diego Padres to become a special adviser to Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Thursday because the hiring had not been made public. The union was expected to announce the decision later in the day.
The 56-year-old Minaya was born in the Dominican Republic and started in baseball management as a scout for the Texas Rangers, where he helped sign Sammy Sosa. He became the major leagues’ first Hispanic general manager with the Montreal Expos.
