Mark Shapiro is currently the President of the Cleveland Indians

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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Biography

Shapiro has been in the Cleveland Indians organization since 1991, when he was recommended by former Tribe GM Hank Peters

Hank Peters

Henry J. "Hank" Peters is an American former baseball executive. He began his career in the scouting department of the St. Louis Browns and their successors, the Baltimore Orioles, in the mid-1950s...

. He officially became the general manager in 2001 when John Hart

John Hart (baseball)

John Henry Hart is an American Major League Baseball executive. In addition, he is the former general manager of the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers; now he currently serves as senior adviser, baseball operations, for the Rangers...

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Shapiro was named Executive of the Year

The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award

The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and is given annually to one executive — including general managers — in Major League Baseball....

 by the Sporting News in 2005 and 2007.

At the end of the 2010 season

2010 Cleveland Indians season

The 2010 Cleveland Indians season marked the 110th season for the franchise, with the Indians attempting to improve on their fourth-place finish in the AL Central in 2009. The team played all of its home games at Progressive Field. In addition, this was the second season for the Indians playing...

, he became the Cleveland Indians team president, with Chris Antonetti

Chris Antonetti

Chris Antonetti is the current General Manager and Executive Vice President of the Cleveland Indians.Antonetti is a graduate of Georgetown University. He worked in the front office of the Montreal Expos in 1998...

 succeeding Shapiro as general manager.

Personal life

Shapiro is the brother-in-law of former Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 coach Eric Mangini

Eric Mangini

Eric Mangini is the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets of the National Football League and current NFL analyst for ESPN.-College:...

 and a very close friend of Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

 general manager Scott Pioli

Scott Pioli

Scott Pioli is a professional American football executive, currently serving as the general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . Pioli was previously a front office executive for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and New England Patriots...

. He graduated from the Gilman School

Gilman School

Gilman School is a private preparatory school for boys located in the Roland Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1897 as the Country School for Boys, it was the first country day school in the United States. Gilman enrolls approximately 978 students, ranging from kindergarten to...

 in 1985 and Princeton University

Princeton University

Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

 in 1989 with a degree in history. He is the son of a Baltimore attorney and sports agent, Ronald M. Shapiro

Ronald M. Shapiro

Ronald M. Shapiro is a well-known sports agent, attorney, New York Times best selling author, expert negotiator, educator, speaker, and civic leader.-Biography:...

. Shapiro is married to Lissa Bockrath-Shapiro. They have one son, Caden Reid (born on August 28, 2002) and one daughter, Sierra Aris (born on August 2, 2004). Bockrath-Shapiro is an artist and she has her own art gallery, Bockrath Gallery. She is a 1995 graduate of The Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland Institute of Art

The Cleveland Institute of Art is a private college of art and design located in University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1882 as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women. From 1891 until 1948 it was named Cleveland School of Art. During the Great Depression the school...

. They currently live in Bentleyville, Ohio

Bentleyville, Ohio

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