Josh Byrnes
Executive Vice President, General Manager
- Josh Byrnes joined the Padres in December 2010 as senior vice president, baseball operations, bringing with him 17 seasons of experience in Major League Baseball. Byrnes previously served five seasons as the executive vice president and general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. His tenure with the D-backs was highlighted by winning the National League West in 2007 with a 90-72 (.556) record and making it to the National League Championship Series.
- Byrnes began his front office career in 1994 with the Cleveland Indians. In the fall of 1999, Byrnes followed Dan O'Dowd to the Colorado Rockies as assistant general manager. After serving three years with the Rockies, he moved on to accept the position of assistant general manager of the Boston Red Sox, a position he held until being named the D-backs general manager in November 2005.
- Originally from Washington, D.C., Byrnes attended Haverford College in Pennsylvania, where he established school career records in home runs and RBI. He and his wife, Charity, currently reside in Phoenix, Ariz. with their daughters, Avery and Darby.
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