Jeff Bridich

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Jeff Bridich
Born
Jeffrey Thomas Bridich

(1977-09-10) September 10, 1977 (age 46)
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University

Jeffrey Thomas Bridich (/ˈbraɪdɪtʃ/ BRY-ditch; born September 10, 1977) is an American former baseball executive. He was the general manager of the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2021.[1]

Biography

Bridich is from

intern in Major League Baseball's (MLB) executive office. He worked for MLB for four years, and helped lead the Arizona Fall League.[2]

Bridich joined the Rockies' front office in December 2004, when he was hired to manage the team's Minor League Baseball operations. In October 2005, the Rockies promoted Bridich to succeed Thad Levine as their director of baseball operations.[6] He served as the Rockies' senior director of player development from 2011 through 2014. After the 2014 season, on October 8, Dan O'Dowd, the Rockies' general manager, and Bill Geivett, the Rockies' director of major league operations, resigned. Bridich was appointed the team's new general manager to succeed them.[7] The Rockies announced on April 26, 2021 that Bridich had stepped down as general manager.[1]

Personal life

Bridich's father, Rick, also played college baseball for the Harvard Crimson.

Denver, Colorado, where he lives with his wife, Sarah. They have two children.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b @rockies (April 26, 2021). "Rockies General Manager Jeff Bridich steps down" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Mamudi, Sam (April 7, 2011). "Harvard teammates rising as MLB executives". MarketWatch. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Saunders, Patrick. "New Rockies GM Jeff Bridich followed baseball passion to Harvard and beyond – The Denver Post". Denverpost.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Around The Area". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. December 2, 1999. p. 11C. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  5. Modesto Bee. August 31, 2014. Archived from the original
    on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  6. ^ "Rockies promote Danny Montgomery and Jeff Bridich". MLB.com (Press release). October 28, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "Dan O'Dowd, Bill Geivett resign from Colorado Rockies; Jeff Bridich new GM". The Denver Post. October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  8. ^ "Front Office Directory | Colorado Rockies". Colorado.rockies.mlb.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

External links

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