Kevin Malone (baseball)

Kevin Patrick Malone (born August 6, 1957 in San Diego, California) is a former baseball general manager for the Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Early life

His son Shawn Malone suffered from a drug addiction that overpowered him for a period of time. Shawn Malone was found inside his room on his bed overdosed. Shawn was falling into darkness, but his parents had faith that his son will get better. When Shawn Malone overdosed, Shawn was in comma for 2 months. His family never gave up on him and his sister was convinced that they could not pull the plug and let him die because he was going to come back alive to his family again. His father Kevin Malone was so broken alongside with his mother, sister, and brother. But Kevin, Kevin was broken into pieces. Pieces that were irreplaceable to put back if his son Shawn Malone would have died. Kevin Malone prayed like never before with every ounce of his soul convinced that God was right there as he was crying and pouring his heart out to him. Shawn's mother was devastated and prayed to God that if Shawn Malone did not know him to allow him a second chance. If Shawn did know God to allow him to enter the gates of heaven because Shawn's mother couldn't bear with the thought of her son going to hell. Shawn Malone shed tears while in coma and his family was surprised. Shawn Malone came back to life because God loved him so much and believed that this second chance given to him was going to impact many other lives and show the world that Christ is alive and he can do just as much with others as he did with the Malone Family. This beautiful story was shown at Angelus Temple in Los Angeles Ca in Echo Park this past Easter March 27, 2016. I have been captivated by this marvelous story. I want to share it with others because its a beautiful documentary that everyone should watch. If anyone is interested in knowing more or would like to purchase the documentary call Angelus Temple or The Dream Center in Los Angeles Ca and ask about Shawn's story ask for Pastor Mathew Barnett. Let him know you have read about it here. If anyone would like to contact me this is my email Qito29@yahoo.com. Have a blessed day.

Malone attended the University of Louisville, where he played baseball. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1980 draft and played as a second baseman in their minor league system for the Batavia Trojans and Auburn Americans. His playing career over by 1984, he found work as a scout in the California Angels organization from 1985 to 1987, and then the Montreal Expos in 1987.

He became a hitting instructor for the Jamestown Expos of the New York–Penn League in 1988 and then became the east coast scouting supervisor for the Minnesota Twins from 1988 to 1991.

General Manager

Malone became the Expos Director of Scouting in 1991 and became the Expos General Manager in 1994. He was in charge of orchestrating the Expos "fire sale" in 1995 where they had four days to get rid of several expensive contracts to slash the payroll. He traded or released several star players from what had been a successful team the previous season. Departing were Larry Walker, John Wetteland, Ken Hill and Marquis Grissom. Malone resigned following the season.

After a few years as Assistant General Manager with the Baltimore Orioles, Malone was hired as the GM of the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 11, 1998. When he was hired, he described himself as the "new sheriff in town." He also nicknamed himself "Dodger Boy". Malone's tenure in Los Angeles, under the new News Corporation owners led to several expensive high salaried stars being signed to huge contracts, including Kevin Brown, Shawn Green and Gary Sheffield.

In April 2001, he got into a verbal argument with a Padres fan in San Diego, who was heckling Sheffield. He resigned a few days later.

References

Baseball Reference (minors)

External links

• Newsmaker of the Week: Kevin Malone (30-min. interview, free)