Yankees add second longtime GM to advisory role

While Minaya doesn't have the trio of titles on his resumé that Sabean has (earned in 2010, 2012 and 2014 with the San Francisco Giants), he brings loads of front office experience with multiple organizations. The 63-year-old began his front office career in 1985 with the Texas Rangers' scouting team, before joining the New York Mets in the mid-1990s as the team's assistant general manager.

He became the first Hispanic GM in MLB history when he joined the Montreal Expos in the role in 2002, the franchise's third-to-last season before becoming the Washington Nationals. Minaya resigned from his gig with the Expos in September 2004 and was soon re-hired by the Mets, this time as the organization's GM.

During his six seasons in charge in Queens, the former minor league outfielder helped guide New York to the playoffs just once, reaching the NLCS in 2006 before falling to the eventual World Series-champion St. Louis Cardinals. Minaya was fired from the Mets following the 2010 campaign and was hired as the senior vice president of baseball operations of the San Diego Padres in 2011.

The native of the Dominican Republic held that role until January 2015, before joining the MLBPA as a senior advisor to executive director Tony Clark. Minaya joined the Mets yet again in December 2017 as a special assistant to GM Sandy Alderson, was dismissed from the role in November 2020 and was re-hired again in an ambassadorship position in January 2021.

Minaya had most recently served as a consultant on domestic and international amateur scouting for MLB. He was hired for that role in February.