The San Francisco Giants are expected to promote Zack Minasian, the team’s vice president of professional scouting, to general manager. reports USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
The news was initially revealed by former Major League manager Bobby Valentine in a post on X that has since been deleted. Nightengale confirmed the news shortly afterwards.
Minasian will work under new president of baseball operations Buster Posey, the former National League MVP and three-time World Series champion who was part of the Giants’ ownership group and on the team’s board of directors. In that capacity, Posey was already familiar with Minasian.
Buster Posey said he wanted a scout since his general manager and Minasian is the organization’s vice president of pro scouting. He was one of Farhan Zaidi’s first hires, and they have generally done very well in trading and targeting undervalued players from other organizations. https://t.co/nGrXQphLrr
— Alex Pavlović (@PavlovicNBCS) October 31, 2024
If that last name sounds familiar, it’s because Zack Minasian is the brother of current Los Angeles Angels General Manager Perry Minasian, who recently signed a contract extension to continue in that role through the 2026 season. Two brothers working as MLB general managers at the same time has never happened before in sports.
Zack Minasian has overseen the Giants’ professional scouting department since 2022. He was hired by former president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi.
Zack Minasian was the Giants’ professional scouting director, hired by Farhan Zaidi. Has extensive experience in trade negotiations from his time under Doug Melvin in Milwaukee. Minasian and Jeremy Shelley were a great fit and found many unpolished gems in other organizations in recent years. https://t.co/uKMzufDqW5
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) October 31, 2024
Previously, Minasian spent fourteen seasons in the front office of the Milwaukee Brewers, where he served as a special advisor to baseball operations and as the team’s director of professional scouting. When Milwaukee appointed him to oversee professional scouting, he was the youngest to hold that position in the MLB at age 27.
During his tenure with the Brewers, the team made three playoff appearances and won a franchise-record 96 games in 2011. Minasian played a role in several of the team’s key acquisitions, including CC Sabathia, Zack Greinke, Carlos Gomez, Josh Hader and Jean. Segura.
Baseball is the family business of the Minasian clan. Zack was a batboy and clubhouse caretaker under his father, Zack Sr., the longtime clubhouse manager of the Texas Rangers. Third brother Calvin works for the Atlanta Braves as director of equipment and clubhouse services. Zack is also the godson of famed Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.
