| Mike Elias | |
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| Baltimore Orioles | |
| General manager, Executive Vice-president | |
| Born: (1982-12-28)December 28, 1982 (age 42) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | |
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Michael Elias (born December 28, 1982) is an American baseball executive. He is the executive vice president andgeneral manager for theBaltimore Orioles ofMajor League Baseball (MLB).
Elias graduated fromThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology inAlexandria, Virginia,[1] where he was born.[2] He attendedYale University, graduating in 2006.[3] He playedcollege baseball for theYale Bulldogs as apitcher.[4] After his sophomore season, Elias required surgery to repair a torn labrum.[5]
After graduating from Yale, Elias became ascout for theSt. Louis Cardinals in 2007.[3] When theHouston Astros hiredJeff Luhnow from the Cardinals as theirgeneral manager in 2011, Elias went to Houston with him as special assistant to the GM before being hired as Scouting Director in August 2012.[6] In 2016, afterDavid Stearns was hired by theMilwaukee Brewers as their general manager, the Astros promoted Elias to fill Stearns' role as assistant general manager. He was given oversight of player development and minor league operations.[7]
On November 16, 2018, theBaltimore Orioles hired Elias as their general manager and executive vice president.[3] Elias hiredSig Mejdal from the Astros as his assistant general manager to bring more extensiveanalytics to the Orioles.[8]
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