Wayne Krivsky (born July 28, 1954) is an American professional baseball executive. The former

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of the

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, serving from February 2006 until April 2008, and was a special assistant to the GM and a Major League

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for the

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. It was his second tour of duty with the Twins, where he was assistant general manager in 1999–2005.

Biography

Wayne Krivsky attended

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, where he played baseball for three years. He graduated in with a degree in management science. Since college, he has spent his entire career in professional baseball management from front office executive to scouting. His first major league job was working in the ticket department of the Texas Rangers. He later became a scout and assistant GM of the Rangers (1984–94). When businessman

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purchased majority ownership of the Reds, he hired Krivsky as general manager. The most prominent transactions Krivsky made were the acquisition of

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right-handed

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for

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. Arroyo made the All-Star team his first year in Cincinnati. Another significant Krivsky trade brought

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infielder

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to the Reds for a player to be named later. Phillips has been a Gold Glove winner at

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and was an All Star in 2010. The most controversial trade of Krivsky's tenure was on July 13, 2006, and sent

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Felipe López, and right-hander

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to the

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for right-hander

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, left-hander

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, shortstop

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and minor-leaguers

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and

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. Jim Bowden, the Nationals' general manager, held that capacity with the Reds from -. On August 7, 2006, Majewski was revealed to have a tired arm, and had received a cortisone shot prior to the trade. He was placed on the 15-day Disabled list and the Reds filed a grievance; however, the league did not act upon it and was later dropped by the Reds after Walt Jocketty took over as general manager. On April 23, 2008, 21 games into the season, Krivsky was fired as general manager and replaced by

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. In June 2008 Krivsky was hired by the New York

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as a Major League Scout. In November 2008 the Orioles hired him as special assistant to the president of baseball operations. His duties included scouting, contracts and other administration responsibilities. He played a key role in the trade of

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to Krivsky's former team, the Reds, in return for utility player

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.Baltimore Sun - Orioles executive Krivsky leaves for position with Mets
/ref> In November 2009 the Mets hired Krivsky as special assistant to the president of baseball operations. In 2011, Krivsky was hired by the Twins, as a special assistant to the GM.

References

External links

Reds front office staff
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