Larry Baer
| Laurence M. Baer | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Other names | Larry Baer |
| Education | B.A. University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Sports executive |
| Known for | CEO of the San Francisco Giants |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Baer |
| Children | 4 |
Laurence M. Baer is the Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.[1] He succeeded Bill Neukom on January 1, 2012.[2]
Career
Born to a Jewish family,[3] Baer attended the University of California, Berkeley. He served as the sports director and business manager of KALX, the student-run radio station. As a junior, he negotiated with Oakland Athletics' owner Charlie Finley to make KALX the official radio station of the Athletics for its first 16 games.[4] Baer served as the play-by-play announcer.[5] He graduated from Berkeley with a degree in political science in 1980.[6] He joined the San Francisco Giants as their marketing director that year.[1] He left the Giants to attend Harvard Business School and work for Westinghouse Broadcasting.[1]
Baer returned to the Giants to help form the ownership group that kept the team in San Francisco when an attempt was made to move the franchise to Tampa, Florida in 1992.[1] Other members of the group include Charles Bartlett Johnson, Scott Seligman, Peter Magowan, Philip Halperin, Allan Byer, and David S. Wolff.[7] He succeeded Bill Neukom as the Giants' chief executive officer on January 1, 2012.[2] He was added to the board of directors of the San Jose Giants, the Giants' Minor League Baseball affiliate in the Class A-Advanced California League, in April 2012.[8]
In 1994, Baer established the first benefit by a professional sports team to fight AIDS.[3]
Personal life
He is married to Pamela Baer; they have four children and live in San Francisco.[9] He and his wife are members of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco.,[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Gurnick, Ken (November 17, 2011). "Owners approve Baer as Giants' control person". MLB.com. Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- 1 2 "Bill Neukom to Retire from the Giants: Team President and COO Larry Baer to Become CEO". Major League Baseball (Press release). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. September 15, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- 1 2 3 JWeekly: "S.F. Giants’ exec brings Jewish values to the Major Leagues" by Nancy Fox October 20, 1995
- ↑ http://kalx.berkeley.edu/full-and-unabridged-history-kalx
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1093535/3/index.htm
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5177742
- ↑ Counterpunch Magazine: "The San Francisco Giants of Real Estate, Tech and Finance" by DARWIN BOND-GRAHAM October 31, 2012
- ↑ http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120403&content_id=27880460&vkey=news_t476&fext=.jsp&sid=t476
- ↑ MLB: "Laurence M. Baer - President and Chief Executive Officer" retrieved October 7, 2015
External links
- "Baseball America Executive Database: Laurence Baer". Baseball America Inc. Retrieved November 17, 2011.