Bill Bavasi

Bill Bavasi
Bavasi in 2007 with the Seattle Mariners
Born	(1957-12-27) December 27, 1957 (age 59) Scarsdale, New York
Alma mater	University of San Diego
Occupation	General Manager
Organization	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1994–1999) Seattle Mariners (2003–2008)

William J. Bavasi (born December 27, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball general manager. He currently works as director of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, appointed in November 2014. Bavasi previously served as an assistant to the GM for the Cincinnati Reds, under Reds general manager Walt Jocketty. The son of longtime MLB executive Buzzie Bavasi and the brother of Peter Bavasi, also a former MLB executive, Bill also spent six full seasons (1994–99) as the general manager of the California/Anaheim Angels and a 4½ season stint with the Seattle Mariners (2003–08).

Bavasi is a graduate of University of San Diego. He began his front office baseball career with the Angels, where his father was front office boss from 1977–84. Bill was an administrator in the Angels' minor league department from 1981 to 1982, then held the positions of farm system director and Director of Player Development. On January 12, 1994, Bavasi succeeded Whitey Herzog as the Angels' General Manager. He remained in place when the club was sold by Jackie Autry, widow of the team's original owner Gene Autry, to the Walt Disney Company. But late-season collapses plagued the franchise, and Bavasi was succeeded by Bill Stoneman on October 1, 1999.

After leaving the Angels, Bavasi spent two seasons (from 2002 to 2003) as player development chief of the Los Angeles Dodgers.