Peter Bavasi

Peter Bavasi (born in Bronxville, New York, in 1942) is an American former front-office executive in Major League Baseball.

The son of Emil J. "Buzzie" Bavasi, who spent almost 35 years in senior management positions in the Major Leagues, Peter Bavasi held high-profile jobs with three MLB organizations: the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians. He was farm system director of the Padres (1969–72), then their general manager (1973–76), succeeding his father. He then became the first president and general manager in the history of the expansion Blue Jays (1977). Upon relinquishing his GM responsibilities to his top assistant, future Baseball Hall of Fame executive Pat Gillick, in 1978, Bavasi continued as the Blue Jays' president from 1978–81. He then served as club president of the Indians for the seasons of 1985–86. His brother Bill, currently the director of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, also served as an MLB general manager with the California and Anaheim Angels (1994–99) and Seattle Mariners (2004–08).

Bavasi began his baseball apprenticeship under his father and Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Dodgers from 1950–79. Bavasi graduated from Saint Mary's College of California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. His first job in baseball was as business manager of the Dodgers' Texas League farm team in Albuquerque. In 1966, he was general manager of the Santa Barbara Dodgers of the Class A California League. Then, in 1967–68, Bavasi returned to Albuquerque as the Dukes' general manager. While there, Bavasi would work with manager Roy Hartsfield; he later hired Hartsfield to manage in the Padres' organization and named him the first skipper in Blue Jay history.

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