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MLB notebook: League names Hill, Ibanez senior vice presidents
Michael Hill will oversee umpires and on-field discipline, while Raul Ibanez will be involved in equipment and on-field technology, scouting and amateur baseball initiatives.
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Michael Hill, left, will be in charge of oversee umpires and on-field discipline in his new role with Major League Baseball.
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NEW YORK Longtime baseball operations executive Michael Hill and former All-Star Raul Ibañez were named senior vice presidents of on-field operations by Major League Baseball on Monday.
Hill takes over from Chris Young, who stayed just one season in the role of Joe Torre’s replacement as Major League Baseball’s disciplinarian. He was hired Monday as a senior vice president of on-field operations and will oversee umpires and on-field discipline. Ibanez will be involved in rules, equipment and on-field technology while contributing to scouting and amateu
Ex-Yankees, Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez joins MLB league office
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
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Former New York Yankees outfielder Raul Ibanez is going to work for the MLB league office. He will advise baseball regarding on-field issues, including rules, equipment and technology.
Ibanez was a 19-year MLB veteran who played for the Yankees in 2012, hitting 19 home runs in 130 games.
Ibanez’s only All-Star nod came in 2009, when he played for the Philadelphia Phillies. He hit a career-high 34 home runs that season, which ended with a six-game loss to the Yankees in the World Series.
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Here are the details on Ibanez’s new gig, per MLB Communications:
February 1st, 2021
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Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced today that Major League Baseball has named longtime baseball operations executive Michael Hill and former All-Star Raul Ibañez as Senior Vice Presidents of On-Field Operations. Hill and Ibañez, who will report to Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Morgan Sword, will serve in key roles overseeing umpiring, discipline and other on-field issues. In addition, MLB has hired former Major League manager Bo Porter and former Major League players Joe Martinez and Rajai Davis to roles in its Baseball Operations Department.
Hill will oversee MLBâs umpiring and on-field discipline at both the Major and Minor league levels. Hillâs 27-year front office career includes 18 years with the Miami Marlins franchise, with seven seasons (2014-2020) as President of Baseball Operations and the previous six as General Manager (2008-2013). In 2020, the Marlins reached th