Omar Minaya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Omar Minaya
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 10, 1958(1958-11-10)
Age	66
Country	United States
Birth City	Valverde Province
Horoscope	Scorpio

Omar Minaya Biography

Omar Minaya is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 10, 1958 in Valverde Province, United States. Omar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sanchez (born 10 November 1958) is currently the Director of Operations and Special Assistants to General Managers at the New York Mets. He was previously the General Manager of both the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.

With the number of fans shrinking and speculation about whether the team could move, Minaya was forced to deal with a limited budget. In spite of these constraints, Minaya was aggressive in his efforts to create the Expos an attractive contender. On June 27 2002, he dealt Cliff Lee (future Cy Young winner and two-time All-Star), Grady Sizemore (future three-time All-Star and a two-time Gold Glove winner, and Silver Slugger), Brandon Phillips (future All-Star and two times Gold Glove winner) and Lee Stevens to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bartolo Colon. The 11th of July, he purchased Cliff Floyd from the Marlins but then sold Cliff Floyd to the Boston Red Sox for Sun-Woo Kim, an undrafted player by the close in the month. The 2002 Expos finished with an 83-79 record , and a second at the top of the National League East.

The 2003 Expos finished with an identical 83–79 record, and were very much in the wild card race when Minaya was denied permission to make the usual call- ups that MLB teams make in September. This, combined with the departure of star Vladimir Guerrero after the season, cost the Expos what little goodwill they still had in Montreal. The Expos went 67–95 in 2004 amid reports that their future in Montreal would soon end. When it was announced that the Expos would relocate to Washington, D.C. for the 2005 season, Minaya learned that with the move would come a new front office and coaching position.

After the Mets continued to struggle at the conclusion of the 2004 season, Mets owner Fred Wilpon asked Minaya to become the team’s general manager. In Minaya’s first offseason he made two significant free agent signings, adding pitcher Pedro Martínez and outfielder Carlos Beltrán. Signing Martinez helped raise the awareness of the Mets in Latin America, leading Minaya to remark that Martinez was “a guy that makes the brand.” Under new manager Willie Randolph, the Mets improved from 71 wins in 2004 to 83 wins in 2005, staying in the hunt for the postseason until the last week of the season.

In the late 1990s, Minaya quit Texas and returned to join the team for the New York Mets, working towards becoming assistant general manager alongside Steve Phillips and being partly responsible for the team’s late 1990s performance. Minaya was the only Hispanic to be the position of general manager within Major League Baseball when he quit the Mets in the early part of 2002 to take on the position of general manager with Montreal Expos. Montreal Expos.

Omar Minaya Net Worth

Omar Minaya is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Omar Minaya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Minaya was chosen in the Oakland Athletics in the 14th Round (342nd overall) of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft. Minaya had a brief career playing in minor leagues, as and stints in the major leagues both in Italy and the Dominican Republic and Italy.

After his injuries caused him to quit playing, Minaya joined the Texas Rangers Scouting team in the year 1985. He was instrumental in the signing of players like Sammy Sosa, Juan Gonzalez as well as Pudge Rodriguez.

In 2002, Minaya was named vice president and general manager of the Montreal Expos, who had been taken over by the other 29 major league teams. This unusual ownership arrangement was reached after a failed contraction attempt and the purchase of the Florida Marlins by former Expos owner Jeffrey Loria. When he arrived, there were only six other employees in baseball operations; those who hadn’t followed Loria to Miami had gone elsewhere.

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Who is Omar Minaya Dating?

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Minaya was subject to intense scrutiny and criticism from many in Major League Baseball and by the New York City media for his handling of the firing of Willie Randolph as the Mets manager. Many members of the media and fans criticized the timing of the decision, a day into a west coast road trip, and some referred to the late night episode as the Mets’ “Midnight Massacre.” He fired Randolph in Randolph’s hotel room in California after Randolph finished managing the first game of the Mets series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a game which they won, 9-6. Minaya also fired pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto. Randolph was removed from his position with no media present and the decision came to light through a press release from Minaya at 3:12am EST (12:12am PDT); as such, many of the Mets team members were unaware that this had transpired and, upon being informed (not by Mets management, but by various team reporters and commentators) expressed shock and disbelief. Randolph’s job was in question for the two to three weeks prior to the decision being made, and the uncertainty of Randolph’s job has been more at the forefront of the questions surrounding the team than the actual baseball they had been playing. Jerry Manuel, Randolph’s bench coach, was appointed the interim manager of the Mets. Coaches Ken Oberkfell (new first base coach), Dan Warthen (new pitching coach), and Luis Aguayo (new third base coach) also joined the team after this decision (Sandy Alomar, Sr. became Manuel’s bench coach). During his 5pm EST press conference from California, Minaya confirmed that Manuel would remain as the Mets manager during the remainder of the 2008 season. On October 3, 2008, it was reported that Manuel had agreed to a two-year deal to remain Mets manager, with a club option for a third year.

Facts & Trivia

Omar Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Omar Minaya celebrates birthday on November 10 of every year.

The half-season rental of Bartolo Colón made by Minaya made as general manager of the Expos is part of arguably one of the worst trades of the century, as it included the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner in Lee and future All-Stars Brandon Phillips and Grady Sizemore. Minaya also dealt away a number of other young players that went on to enjoy significant success upon reaching the major league level. These included:

What is Omar Minaya doing now?

Omar Minaya is not only Justin’s father; he is also a former general manager of the Mets and the Montreal Expos. Currently a scouting consultant for Major League Baseball , Minaya, 63, also has an eye for basketball talent.

Who does Omar Minaya work for?

Third Stint With The Mets After Steve Cohen purchased the team on November 6, 2020, Minaya was dismissed two hours after. Minaya was rehired once again by the Mets in January 2021 in an ambassadorship role while also helping to reach out to the Latino community.

How do you spell Minaya?

Minaya is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

Does Omar Minaya work for the Mets?

Since leaving the Padres, Minaya worked for the MLB Players Association until December of 2017, before rejoining the Mets as a special assistant, which was a role he held until November of 2020.

What does the name Minaya mean?

According to Miguel Asín Palacios, Minaya comes from Arabic, meaning ‘ open and visible path ‘. There is also some speculation that the name has Basque origins, meaning ‘ore’, or ‘ore vein’ as well as ‘asphodel pastures’.