Mike Port
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Michael D. Port (born July 24, 1945) is an American former
Career
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San Diego Padres
Port was born in
California Angels
Port was also adept at the business side of baseball, and in
Boston Red Sox
In 1992, Port became the first president of the
With the appointment of Theo Epstein as Boston's general manager in November 2002, Port resumed his former role.[10] He survived a heart attack,[11] and continued to serve as the Red Sox' VP, baseball operations through the club's 2004 World Championship.
Major League Baseball
On August 1, 2005, he was named as Major League Baseball's vice president of umpiring and served in that capacity for six seasons. He formerly served as a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Sports Officials. During the 2016 National League Championship Series and World Series, he served as a
References
- ^ a b Elliott, Helene (1991-05-01). "Angels Fire Port; Duties Taken Over by O'Brien – Management: Club President Brown says there were problems of communication and style". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Sports People; Bavasi Is Retiring". The New York Times. 1984-09-01. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "1985 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Revisit the '86 ALCS". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "1991 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Newswire". Los Angeles Times. 1992-02-12. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Red Sox Hire Mike Port as Assistant to Gorman". Los Angeles Times. 1993-02-11. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ Chass, Murray (2002-03-01). "Baseball; New Owners of Red Sox Quickly Fire Duquette". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ Browne, Ian (2002-12-06). "Mike Port to stay with Red Sox". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Red Sox VP Port suffers heart attack". NBC Sports. 2004-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Mike Port leaves Red Sox to accept position with Major League Baseball" (Press release). Boston Red Sox. 2005-08-01. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
Further reading
- Baseball America Executive Database.
- Boston Red Sox media guide, 2002–2005 editions.