Kevin Patrick Malone (born August 6, 1957) is an American former

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for the

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and

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Early life

Malone attended the

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, where he played baseball. He was selected by the

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in the 1980 draft and played as a second baseman in their minor league system for the Batavia Trojans and Auburn Americans. His playing career over by 1984, he found work as a scout in the

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organization from 1985 to 1987, and then the

in 1987. He became a hitting instructor for the Jamestown Expos of the

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in 1988 and then became the east coast scouting supervisor for the

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from 1988 to 1991.

General Manager

Malone became the Expos Director of Scouting in 1991 and became the Expos General Manager in 1994. He was in charge of orchestrating the Expos "fire sale" in 1995 where they had four days to get rid of several expensive contracts to slash the payroll. He traded or released several star players from what had been a successful team the previous season. Departing were

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, John Wetteland, Ken Hill and

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. Malone resigned following the season. After a few years as assistant general manager with the

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, Malone was hired as the GM of the

on September 11, 1998. When he was hired, he described himself as the "new sheriff in town." He also nicknamed himself "Dodger Boy". Malone's tenure in Los Angeles, under the new

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owners led to several expensive high salaried stars being signed to huge contracts, including Kevin Brown,

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and

Gary Sheffield Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for eight teams from 1988 to 2009. After his playing career, he became a sports agent. For most of his c ...

. In April 2001, he got into a verbal argument with a

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fan in San Diego, who was heckling Sheffield. He resigned a few days later.Malone resigns under pressure
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(30-min. interview, free) {{DEFAULTSORT:Malone, Kevin 1957 births Living people California Angels scouts Los Angeles Dodgers executives Major League Baseball general managers Baltimore Orioles executives Montreal Expos executives Montreal Expos scouts Minnesota Twins executives Minnesota Twins scouts Batavia Trojans players Auburn Americans players