| Mike Chernoff | |
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 Chernoff in 2020 | |
| Cleveland Guardians | |
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Michael Chernoff (born c. 1981) is an American baseball executive who serves as the general manager of the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball.
Biography
[edit]Chernoff was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey.[1][2][3] His father, Mark Chernoff, is the vice president of programming for CBS Radio in New York.[4] He attended the Pingry School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.[3]
He attended Princeton University, where he played shortstop for the Princeton Tigers baseball team. He took an internship to work in the Indians' front office and remained with the team.[1] He served as the director of baseball relations, and was promoted to assistant general manager in Cleveland in October 2010.[5][6] In 2014, he declined an opportunity to interview for the general manager position with the San Diego Padres.[7] After the 2015 season, the Indians promoted Chris Antonetti from general manager to president of baseball operations, and Chernoff to general manager.[5]
He and his wife, Sarah, have two sons and two daughters.[8][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Chernoff steps up to the plate with the Indians". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Cubs vs. Indians: Which team is more Jewish?" by Ben Sales and Marcy Oster October 26, 2016
- ^ a b Oster, Marcy. "Theo Epstein vs. Mike Chernoff: The Jewish minds behind the Cubs and the Indians - Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "Mark Chernoff & Mike Chernoff A Family Baseball Tradition". foxsports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "Cleveland Indians promote Chris Antonetti, Mike Chernoff to new roles". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians hire Derek Falvey, David Stearns as directors of baseball operations". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ "Assistant GM Mike Chernoff staying with Tribe: Cleveland Indians chatter". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Baccellieri, Emma. "It Sounds Like Cleveland GM Mike Chernoff's Adorable Six-Year-Old Leaked Francisco Lindor Extension Talks". Deadspin. Retrieved 2017-03-27.