Thad Levine
{{short description|American baseball executive (born 1971)}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Thad Levine
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|12}}
| birth_place = Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
| position = General Manager
| teams =
- Los Angeles Dodgers ({{mlby|1998}})
- Colorado Rockies ({{mlby|1999}}–{{mlby|2005}})
- Texas Rangers ({{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2016}})
- Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2017}}–{{mlby|2024}})
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Thad Levine (born November 12, 1971) is an American professional baseball executive. He formerly served as the senior VP and general manager for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2017 to 2024.
Early life and education
Levine was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He played youth soccer with Paul DePodesta.{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/texas-rangers-assistant-gm-thad-levine-inherited-his-love-of-the-game-from-his-father-in-alexandria/2011/10/17/gIQALBbhsL_story.html| title = Texas Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine inherited his love of the game from his father in Alexandria - The Washington Post| newspaper = The Washington Post}} Levine attended Haverford College, where he played NCAA Division III college baseball. He attained his bachelor's degree in 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlb.com/tex/community/executives/levine.html |title=Texas Rangers Executives |work=Mlb.com |date=November 12, 1971 |access-date=March 18, 2010}} He also graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999 with an MBA. He has two daughters and a son.
Career
Levine joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in business development. He moved to the Colorado Rockies in 1999,{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Thad_Levine.html|title=Thad Levine|publisher=Jewishvirtuallibrary.org|access-date=March 18, 2010}} and worked there successively as an assistant director, director, and senior director.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/features/031209gmprospects.html |title=Top 10 General Manager Prospects |publisher=Baseball America |date=December 9, 2003 |access-date=March 18, 2010}} Levine was appointed to the position of Texas Rangers assistant general manager in October 2005.{{cite web|url=http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20051019&content_id=1254903&vkey=pr_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605123746/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20051019&content_id=1254903&vkey=pr_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |title=Thad Levine named assistant general manager |publisher=Texas.rangers.mlb.com |date=October 19, 2005 |access-date=March 18, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2002571811_base20.html |title=The Seattle Times: Mariners: MLB notebook: 41-year-old Girardi replaces McKeon, 74 |publisher=Seattletimes.nwsource.com |date=October 20, 2005 |access-date=March 18, 2010}}
Levine was hired as the Minnesota Twins' general manager on November 3, 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-introduce-derek-falvey-thad-levine/c-208282658 |title=Twins introduce front-office duo Falvey, Levine |website=www.mlb.com |access-date=October 2, 2018}} On October 4, 2024, after 8 years with the Twins, Levine stepped down from his position and departed the organization.{{Cite web|title=Twins, GM Thad Levine part ways after 8 years|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5810227/2024/10/04/thad-levine-minnesota-twins-parts-ways/|access-date=October 4, 2024|website=nytimes.com}}{{Cite web|title=Twins part ways with General Manager Thad Levine|url=https://www.startribune.com/twins-general-manager-thad-levine-leaves-derek-falvey-baseball-mlb/601156991|access-date=October 4, 2024|website=startribune.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://alumni.anderson.ucla.edu/news/archiveitem.aspx?y=2005&p=4-19-05_Levine "Interview: Mile High Manager," 4/19/05]
{{Minnesota Twins general managers}}
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Category:Haverford Fords baseball players
Category:UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni
Category:Baseball players from Alexandria, Virginia
Category:Los Angeles Dodgers executives
Category:Colorado Rockies executives