Alex Anthopoulos

Alex Anthopoulos
Anthopoulos while working for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2010
Born	(1977-05-25) May 25, 1977 (age 39) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	McMaster University
Occupation	Los Angeles Dodgers vice-president of baseball operations
Known for	Baseball executive
Predecessor	J. P. Ricciardi
Successor	Tony LaCava

Alex Anthopoulos (born May 25, 1977) is a Canadian professional baseball executive with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He was the senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2010 to 2015, for whom began as a scouting coordinator in 2003. Prior to the Blue Jays, Anthopoulos got his start in professional baseball with the Montreal Expos organization in 2000. In 2015, he was named the Sporting News Executive of the Year after the Blue Jays advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1993, reaching the American League Championship Series (ALCS). However, his term with the Blue Jays ended on October 29, 2015, when he declined a five-year contract extension.

In 2000, Anthopoulos was hired by the Montreal Expos as an unpaid intern, and worked sorting players' fan mail. After working in the mail room he would sit with the scouts at games and take notes, and was eventually moved to a scouting internship in Florida. In 2002, he was promoted to the Expos' scouting coordinator. He would leave the team at the end of the 2003 season, while working as the assistant scouting director.

Anthopoulos joined the Toronto Blue Jays in late 2003, as their scouting coordinator. After the 2005 season, he was promoted to assistant general manager (AGM) under J. P. Ricciardi. While serving as AGM, the Blue Jays acquired José Bautista and Edwin Encarnación, who both unexpectedly reached a career renaissance, establishing new levels of production and consistency that were key components of the Blue Jays' offense during Anthopoulos' time as GM. Bautista was major leagues' home run leader from 2010–11, and, in each year from 2010 to 2015, was an All-Star and hit at least 27 home runs. Encarnacion hit at least 34 home runs each year from 2012 to 2015.