Jim Duquette

Jim Duquette is an American baseball executive. He was the general manager of the

SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio, where he has been a full-time baseball analyst. His extensive work includes hosting shows directly from spring training locations, as well as providing in-depth analysis for every League Championship Series (LCS) and World Series since 2009.^[2]

Jim Duquette's tenure as the Mets' GM is largely remembered for the trade of top pitching prospect

Victor Zambrano. That very same day, Duquette also traded away future All-Star José Bautista

.

Duquette was a standout baseball player himself at Williams College, in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Duquette's cousin, Dan Duquette also was a major league general manager with the Montreal Expos and the Boston Red Sox and was most recently the executive vice-president of baseball operations for the Baltimore Orioles. His brother, Pat Duquette is the head men's basketball coach at UMass Lowell. In 2019, the three Duquettes were among 15 athletes, five coaches and three contributors to be inducted into the inaugural Dalton CRA Athletic Hall of Fame in Dalton, Mass.

Duquette donated his kidney to his 10 year old daughter in a procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital on June 4, 2012.^[3]^[4] He serves on the board of the NephCure Kidney International, an organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for kidney diseases, including Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), conditions that his daughter was diagnosed with prior to undergoing a kidney transplant.^[5]

He is currently the co-host of "Power Alley" with Mike Ferrin on Sirius XM's MLB Network Radio on Sirius 209 and XM 89.^[6] He is also a columnist for The Athletic.^[7]

For the 2012 season Duquette joined WFAN as a fill-in commentator for their NY Mets radio broadcasts.

References

^ Finley, Bill (October 1, 2004). "Minaya Named Power Source For the Mets". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
^ "SiriusXM Offers Extensive MLB Postseason Coverage". PR Newswire. October 5, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ "Former Orioles executive, daughter come through transplant surgery". Baltimore Sun. June 4, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ "Duquette's Father's Day gift: A healthy daughter". MLB.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "2024 Board of Directors Election Results". ORMS News Group. October 5, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "Mike Ferrin and Jim Duquette have ambitious goal of hosting shows from Camden Yards and Nationals Park on Friday". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
^ Duquette, Jim (May 8, 2019). "Duquette: The top 10 center fielders in Minor League Baseball". The Athletic. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Steve Phillips	New York Mets General Manager 2004	Succeeded by Omar Minaya

[1] Finley, Bill (October 1, 2004). "Minaya Named Power Source For the Mets". New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2009.

[2] "SiriusXM Offers Extensive MLB Postseason Coverage". PR Newswire. October 5, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[3] "Former Orioles executive, daughter come through transplant surgery". Baltimore Sun. June 4, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[4] "Duquette's Father's Day gift: A healthy daughter". MLB.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[5] "2024 Board of Directors Election Results". ORMS News Group. October 5, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[6] "Mike Ferrin and Jim Duquette have ambitious goal of hosting shows from Camden Yards and Nationals Park on Friday". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

[7] Duquette, Jim (May 8, 2019). "Duquette: The top 10 center fielders in Minor League Baseball". The Athletic. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

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