Gerry Hunsicker
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Gerry Hunsicker | |
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Born | Gerald Hunsicker June 10, 1950 |
Alma mater | Florida International University, Miami, Florida |
Occupation | Baseball executive |
Gerald Hunsicker (born June 10, 1950) is an American baseball executive. He is the senior advisor of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. Hunsicker has been an executive with the New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays and the general manager of the Houston Astros from November 1995 until the end of the 2004 campaign.[1] He graduated from Saint Joseph's College, Pa. in 1972.
Early life
Hunsicker received a master's degree in education from Florida International University in Miami, Florida, in 1976. From 1975 to 1978, he was an assistant coach of the FIU baseball team, before entering professional baseball.
Baseball career
From 1988 to 1992, he held various positions with the New York Mets, including director of minor league operations and assistant general manager.
He was hired by the Houston Astros as general manager by Drayton McLane in November of 1995.[2]
Hunsicker would have eight MLB drafts to help assemble a lineup that contained two future Hall of Famers with
The Astros would have their first 100-win season in team history in 1998, which notably finished with the acquisition of Randy Johnson as a summer rental, for which the Seattle Mariners acquired three prospects (Freddy García, Carlos Guillén, and John Halama). Of the three prospects, only Garcia made an impact for the Mariners, having two All-Star Game selections.
Notable free agency signings included players such as
In nine seasons at the helm of general manager from 1996 to 2004, the Astros would go 793-665 under four managers in
He spent seven years with the Tampa Bay Rays as senior vice president, baseball operations and left that post to join the Dodgers front office in October 2012. Hunsicker advised Andrew Friedman with the Rays, and he was reunited with Friedman when he was named the Dodgers' president of baseball operations in October 2014.
Legacy
Hunsicker is the longest-lasting general manager of the Astros. That year, led by Oswalt, Berkman, Clemens and various Astros acquired by Hunsicker, they advanced all the way to winning the National League pennant and advanced to the World Series (where they lost in four games).
In 2005, he was recognized by FIU as one of its outstanding
References
- ^ "Astros GM Hunsicker steps down; Cards dismiss hitting coach". USA Today. AP. 1 November 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ Smith, Claire (11 November 1995). "BASEBALL;Hunsicker Leaves Mets for Houston Job". The New York Times.
- ^ "For the Astros, Abreu is the one who got away". 27 July 2005.
- ^ "Clemens' Demands Anger the Astros". Los Angeles Times. 14 December 1998.
- ^ https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/roger-clemens-deserves-prominent-place-blue-jays-lore/%3fsn-amp
- ^ "Closing the deal: Phillies get Wagner". 3 November 2003.
- ^ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/astros/2004-07-14-williams-fired_x.htm
- ^ "Report: Hunsicker interviews for Mets' GM post". 10 October 2003.
- ^ "Justice: Score this an error on ownership". 2 November 2004.