Joe Garagiola Jr., the first and only general manager in Diamondback history, announces he will be leaving Arizona to take a job with the commissioner’s office. The son of the former Cardinal catcher and national broadcaster Joe Garagiola will become the senior vice president of baseball operations of Major League Baseball, beginning on August 15th.

August 1, 2005August 2, 2019 This Day In Baseball

On August 1, 2005 — Joe Garagiola Jr., the first and only general manager in Diamondback history, announces he will be leaving Arizona to take a job with the commissioner’s office. The son of the former Cardinal catcher and national broadcaster Joe Garagiola will become the senior vice president of baseball operations of Major League Baseball, beginning on August 15th.

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