Dan Evans (baseball)

For other people named Daniel Evans, see Daniel Evans (disambiguation).

Dan Evans (born 27 January 1960 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Major League Baseball executive. He is the former President and CEO of Paragon Sports International and West Coast Sports Management, a baseball representation firm whose headquarters are in Pasadena, CA. He has been in baseball his whole career, starting as an intern with the Chicago White Sox while a junior at DePaul University. Evans was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2001 to 2004, and rebuilt the Dodgers entire baseball organization after it had sunk to a rating of 28th within MLB as he inherited the team. Within two years, the Dodgers set franchise records for pitching and defense, and the organization elevated its ranking to 2nd overall. Evans, who has worked for 4 MLB organizations (Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Seattle Mariners) worked his way to the top after his White Sox internship, eventually getting promoted to Assistant General Manager/Director of Baseball Operations in Chicago. After almost 20 years, Evans resigned from the White Sox after their 2000 Central Division Championship season, and after a few months of working for the Chicago Cubs, he landed a job as a Senior Advisor with the Los Angeles Dodgers under Chairman Bob Daly and was eventually promoted to the Dodgers' GM job. Evans is married and has two daughters.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Dave Wallace	Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager 2001-2004	Succeeded by Paul DePodesta