Mike Chernoff (baseball)
Michael Chernoff (born ca. 1981) is an American baseball executive who serves as the general manager of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball.
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Born | c. 1981 (age 39–40) |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Known for | General Manager of the Cleveland Indians |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Chernoff |
Children | 3 |
Biography
Chernoff is Jewish and was born to an American Jewish family and raised in Livingston, New Jersey.[1][2][3] His father, Mark Chernoff, is the Vice President of programming for CBS Radio in New York.[4] He was bar mitzvah at the Reform Temple Emanu-El of West Essex in Livingston, New Jersey, and since moving to Cleveland he and his family have attended the Reform Temple Tifereth-Israel in Beachwood, Ohio.[3] He attended the Pingry School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.[3]
He attended Princeton University, where he played shortstop for the Princeton Tigers baseball team. He took an internship to work in the Indians' front office and remained with the team.[1] He served as the director of baseball relations, and was promoted to assistant general manager in Cleveland in October 2010.[5][6] In 2014, he declined an opportunity to interview for the general manager position with the San Diego Padres.[7] After the 2015 season, the Indians promoted Chris Antonetti from general manager to president of baseball operations, and Chernoff to general manager.[5]
References
- "Chernoff steps up to the plate with the Indians". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Cubs vs. Indians: Which team is more Jewish?" by Ben Sales and Marcy Oster October 26, 2016
- Oster, Marcy. "Theo Epstein vs. Mike Chernoff: The Jewish minds behind the Cubs and the Indians - Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- "Mark Chernoff & Mike Chernoff A Family Baseball Tradition". foxsports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- "Cleveland Indians promote Chris Antonetti, Mike Chernoff to new roles". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- "Cleveland Indians hire Derek Falvey, David Stearns as directors of baseball operations". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- "Assistant GM Mike Chernoff staying with Tribe: Cleveland Indians chatter". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- Baccellieri, Emma. "It Sounds Like Cleveland GM Mike Chernoff's Adorable Six-Year-Old Leaked Francisco Lindor Extension Talks". Deadspin. Retrieved March 27, 2017.