Bill Bavasi
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William J. Bavasi (born December 27, 1957, Pasadena, California) is the current general manager and vice president of baseball operations for the Seattle Mariners. The son of longtime Major League Baseball executive Buzzie Bavasi and the brother of Peter Bavasi, also a former MLB executive, Bill also spent six full seasons (1994-99) as the general manager of the California/Anaheim Angels.
A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Bavasi began his career with the Angels, where his father was front office boss from 1977-84. Bill Bavasi was an administrator in the Angels' minor league department in 1981-82, then held the positions of farm system director and Director of Player Development before he succeeded Whitey Herzog as the Angels' GM on January 12, 1994. Bavasi remained in place when the club was sold by Jackie Autry, widow of the team's original owner Gene Autry, to the Walt Disney Company. But late-season collapses plagued the franchise, and Bavasi was succeeded by Bill Stoneman on October 1, 1999.
After two seasons (2002-03) as player development chief of the Los Angeles Dodgers — the team his father oversaw through four World Series titles during the 1950s and 1960s — Bill Bavasi returned to the GM ranks with the Mariners on November 7, 2003.
Many Mariner fans are currently unhappy with Bavasi as ever since he was hired in October, 2003 the Mariners have had three straight losing, last-place finishing seasons (2004-2006). It has been said by most fans and even Howard Lincoln the teams CEO that if the Mariners don't improve a lot this year that Bavasi and the Mariner's manager Mike Hargrove will finally be fired.
| Preceded by Whitey Herzog |
California/Anaheim Angels General Manager 1994–99 |
Succeeded by Bill Stoneman |
| Preceded by Pat Gillick |
Seattle Mariners General Manager 2003– |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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