Alderson to Oversee Reform in Dominican Republic Operations
Alderson to Oversee Reform in Dominican Republic Operations | 
Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today that he has appointed longtime baseball executive Sandy Alderson to serve as a consultant to Major League Baseball, focusing on the implementation of reform to the sport’s operations in the Dominican Republic.
In 2009, Alderson served as the chairman of a committee that evaluated the operations of Major League Baseball and its 30 Clubs in the Dominican Republic. The committee, which was comprised of several current Major League general managers and representatives of Major League Baseball, produced a series of recommendations aimed at improving a variety of issues in the Dominican Republic.
“I am very pleased that Sandy Alderson has taken on this important assignment in our effort to address matters in the Dominican Republic,” Commissioner Selig said. “As both an accomplished baseball executive who understands the nature of this task and a distinguished ambassador for our game, Sandy is uniquely qualified to represent Major League Baseball.”
Sandy Alderson
Said Alderson, “I look forward to my new assignment in the Dominican Republic, where I have been involved in baseball matters for more than 25 years. Major League Baseball faces significant issues there, but all of them can be resolved favorably through the cooperative efforts of the Office of the Commissioner, the Major League Clubs and the government and the people of the Dominican Republic.”
Alderson was Major League Baseball’s Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations from September 1998-April 2005. He spent 17 years with the Oakland Athletics, serving as General Manager from 1983-1997 and as Club President before joining the Office of the Commissioner. The A’s won four American League West titles, three A.L. pennants and the 1989 World Series during Alderson’s tenure. Alderson joined the San Diego Padres as Chief Executive Officer in April 2005 and worked in that capacity until last year. While Alderson was with San Diego, the Padres won two National League West championships.
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