Doug Melvin

Doug Melvin
Melvin in 2010.
Born	August 8, 1952 Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	General manager of the Milwaukee Brewers
Known for	Baseball

For the British rower, see Doug Melvin (rower).

Douglas Robert Melvin (born August 8, 1952 ) is a Canadian front-office executive in Major League Baseball who currently serves as the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League. He has held the position since 26 September 2002.

Baseball career

1972–2002

A former minor-league pitcher who played in the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees farm systems from 1972–78, Melvin began his front office career with the Yankees as an assistant scouting director, then spent nearly a decade (1987–94) as assistant general manager and director of player development of the Baltimore Orioles. In his first general manager posting, with the Texas Rangers from 1994–2001, the Rangers qualified for the postseason three times — the only times the franchise had done so to that point in its 48-year history. Melvin spent the 2002 season as a consultant for the Boston Red Sox before taking the reins in Milwaukee.

2003–present

On September 26, 2002, Melvin became general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2007, he ended the franchise's 15-year streak of losing seasons when the Brewers finished above .500, although a late-season slide eliminated them from the NL Central and wild-card races. In 2008, Melvin moved the Brewers into Wild Card and, briefly, NL Central contention with his bold, mid-season pickup of pitcher CC Sabathia, but another late-season losing streak, which left the Brewers out of contention for their division title and tied for the NL Wild Card, caused Melvin and club owner Mark Attanasio to fire manager Ned Yost with 12 games left in the regular season. Melvin and Attanasio named the Brewers' third base coach Dale Sveum the interim manager for the regular season's final 12 games, and the Brewers clinched the National League Wild Card on the last day of the season, giving the team its first playoff berth since 1982.

Honors and awards

In 1996, Melvin received The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award, as general manager of the Rangers.

In 2011, as general manager of the Brewers, Melvin was named by Baseball America as its Major League Executive of the Year.

References

Preceded by Tom Grieve	Texas Rangers General Manager 1994–2001	Succeeded by John Hart
Preceded by Dean Taylor	Milwaukee Brewers General Manager 2002–	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by John Hart	Sporting News Major League Baseball Executive of the Year 1996	Succeeded by Cam Bonifay