Chris Antonetti
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Chris Antonetti is the current General Manager and Executive Vice President of the Cleveland Indians
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Antonetti is a graduate of Georgetown University
. He worked in the front office of the Montreal Expos
in 1998. He has worked for the Indians since 1999.
Before the 2010 season, Executive VP/GM Mark Shapiro
announced his promotion to team President at season's end, with chairman/CEO Paul Dolan naming Antonetti as Shapiro's successor. The promotion was finalized at the end of the 2010 season.
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
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Antonetti is a graduate of Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
. He worked in the front office of the Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
in 1998. He has worked for the Indians since 1999.
Before the 2010 season, Executive VP/GM Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
-Biography:Shapiro has been in the Cleveland Indians organization since 1991, when he was recommended by former Tribe GM Hank Peters. He officially became the general manager in 2001 when John Hart left....
announced his promotion to team President at season's end, with chairman/CEO Paul Dolan naming Antonetti as Shapiro's successor. The promotion was finalized at the end of the 2010 season.