Josh Byrnes
| Josh Byrnes | |
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| Colorado Rockies | |
| General manager | |
| Born: June 23, 1970 Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | |
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Josh Byrnes (born June 23, 1970) is an American baseball executive who currently serves as the general manager for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Byrnes began his career in 1994 as an intern with the Cleveland Indians. He rose to scouting director in 1998 and then joined the Colorado Rockies as assistant general manager after the 1999 season. He moved to the Boston Red Sox as assistant general manager in 2003 and was with the team in 2004 when they won their first World Series title since 1918. Byrnes was executive vice president and general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-2010) and the San Diego Padres (2011-2014). He joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014 as their senior vice president of baseball operations and during his tenure the team won five National League pennants and three World Series titles.