The Braves are bringing another familiar face back into the fold for 2027.
Perry Minasian is set to rejoin Atlanta’s front office staff, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, giving Alex Anthopoulos another executive with deep Braves ties. Nightengale wrote Thursday on X, formerly Twitter: “Former Angels VP Perry Minasian now rejoins Atlanta front office staff”
Minasian already knows the organization well. He worked as the Braves’ assistant general manager from 2017 through 2020, part of the group that helped turn Atlanta into a perennial contender before he left to run the Los Angeles Angels.
His path to Atlanta included scouting stops with the Texas Rangers and nine years with the Toronto Blue Jays.
The move comes after Minasian spent six seasons overseeing the Angels’ baseball operations. Los Angeles dismissed him from his general manager role on June 26, when the club was 34-48 and sitting last in the American League West. The Angels then named John Mozeliak interim general manager.
Minasian’s time in charge in Anaheim started before the 2021 season, but the Angels never posted a winning record under his leadership.
He isn’t the only former Atlanta executive making his way back. Former Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown recently returned to the Braves as a senior advisor to the amateur scouting department, adding another familiar evaluator to the organization early in the offseason.
Rumors earlier in the offseason pointed toward Anthopoulos possibly reconnecting with both Brown and Minasian. Now both executives are back in Atlanta after serving as general managers elsewhere. Brown’s role is focused on amateur scouting, while Nightengale’s report confirmed Minasian’s return but did not specify his title, responsibilities, or how his duties will differ from Brown’s.
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