Alex Anthopoulos

Alex Anthopoulos (born May 25, 1977), nicknamed by his initials "A.A.", is a Canadian professional baseball executive, currently serving as general manager and president of baseball operations for the Atlanta Braves, which won the 2021 World Series. Anthopoulos got his start in professional baseball with the Montreal Expos organization in 2000. He was the senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2010 to 2015, for whom he began as a scouting coordinator in 2003. In 2015, he was named the Sporting News Executive of the Year after the Blue Jays advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1993, reaching the American League Championship Series (ALCS). However, his term with the Blue Jays ended on October 29, 2015, when he declined a five-year contract extension. He served for two years as vice president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers.