General Manager
At the end of the 1993 season, he was named general manager of the Houston Astros, becoming the second African American to serve as a GM in the major leagues. He served as GM for the New York Yankees from October 23, 1995 to February 2, 1998. The 1996 team won the World Series, the first Yankee team to do so since 1978.
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