Blackhawks executive hired to be GM of Detroit Tigers MLB team
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Liam
September 22, 2023 (9:15 PM)
Previously acting as an Assistant General Manager to the Chicago Blackhawks, Jeff Greenberg is now making a move to a different sport, and is accepting a job as General Manager of the Detroit Tigers in the MLB.
Greenberg only spent 16 months in the Blackhawks front office. Prior to joining Kylie Davidson on a mission to rebuild and rebrand the stained franchise at the time, Greenberg had a breadth of experience in baseball. The Chicago Cubs employed Greenberg in a number of different capacities from scout to assistant GM for 11 years, including during their World Series championship in 2016.
With team ownership groups becoming more connected to expand relations across different sports, it's very possible that we may see more cross-sport front office executives in the NHL. In his brief stint of unemployment following being fired by the Leafs, Kyle Dubas' connections to Fenway Sports Group raised questions of whether or not he'd transition to baseball. With the prominence of analytics in all sports, these transitions are made more possible, and candidates become desirable for their critical thinking and data analysis.
For Greenberg, his new role will be once again rebuilding a team in a brutal spot - the Detroit Tigers. For fans of all sports including hockey, we'll need to get used to seeing multi-sport fixer executives.
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