Born: (1951-12-20) December 20, 1951 (age 72) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2019
Gordon Ian Ash (born December 20, 1951) is a Canadian vice president of baseball projects of the Milwaukee Brewers. He left his role as assistant general manager with Milwaukee in 2015. He was the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1995 to 2001.
Ash received a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University in 1974. After graduating, he started at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce working in a branch. In 1978, he joined the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club in the ticket department. He quickly became operations supervisor in 1979, assistant director of stadium operations in 1980, administrator of player personnel in 1984, and assistant general manager in 1989.
From 1995 to 2001, he was the general manager. During his time the Blue Jays made many noteworthy draft picks, such as Roy Halladay, Craig Wilson, and Ryan Freel in 1995, Billy Koch in 1996, Vernon Wells, Michael Young, and Orlando Hudson in 1997, Felipe López in 1998, and Alex Ríos in 1999. A number of these prospects, most notably Michael Young, ended up being traded away before they fully developed. During his tenure, Toronto finished no better than 3rd in the AL East division, with a record of 541–575 over that span. After being replaced by J. P. Ricciardi, in 2001, he became a baseball analyst for TSN before he was appointed assistant general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2003. David Stearns, who was hired as the Brewers' general manager after the 2015 season, reassigned Ash within the organization.[1]
With Brewers owner Mark Attanasio and pitcher Ben Sheets, Ash is an investor in the Milwaukee Admirals minor league hockey team.
^Haudricourt, Tom (October 13, 2015). "Reid Nichols let go, Gord Ash removed from role as Brewers restructure". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
Nichols let go, GordAsh removed from role as Brewers restructure". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 21, 2023. Gordon Ash at Baseball America...
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received taxpayer money. Along with Brewers assistant general manager GordAsh and former Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets, Attanasio is also a part-owner of...
was fired by general manager GordAsh with 5 games remaining; pitching coach Mel Queen finished the season as manager. Ash, seeking a more aggressive management...
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Fame No. Inductee Position Tenure Notes 12 Roberto Alomar 2B 1991–1995 — GordAsh GM 1995–2001 Born in Toronto, attended York University — Paul Beeston Executive...
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Name Years Peter Bavasi 1977 Pat Gillick 1978–1994 GordAsh 1995–2001 J. P. Ricciardi 2002–2009 Alex Anthopoulos1 2010–2015 Tony LaCava (interim) 2015...
and never pitched in the major leagues again. Toronto's general manager, GordAsh, had not made the deal contingent on the results of a medical examination...
goods" by then-Toronto GM GordAsh. Ash believed that Williams did not turn over all information pertaining to Sirotka's shoulder. Ash later appealed the trade...
including Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, assistant general manager GordAsh, and pitcher Ben Sheets. The Brewers subsequently became the sole uniform...
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started poorly (20–33, .377) under Martinez—who had been hired by former GM GordAsh—Ricciardi replaced the incumbent manager with Tosca. Over the final two-thirds...
disappointing last-place finish of the previous year, General Manager GordAsh once again dug into the wallet to improve the team, signing reliever Randy...
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Owners Interbrew, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce General managers GordAsh Managers Jim Fregosi Television CBC Television (Brian Williams, John Cerutti)...
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