New York Icon: Brian Cashman

Brian Cashman is an unlikely General Manager of the New York Yankees . In a city of larger than life personalities and perhaps one of the tuffest bosses in the world Cashman has mained a quiet professionalism while managing the day to day operations of the most famous sports franchise in the world the New York Yankees.

Cashman grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. His father raised standard-bred horses for harness racing. He attended Lexington Catholic High School before moving to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. He graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in 1985 and The Catholic University of America in 1989.

It all started for Cashman with the New York Yankees organization as an intern in 1986. By February 1998, he was named Senior Vice-President and General Manager. During Cashman’s tenure, the Yankees have won six American League pennants and four World Series championships. Despite the team’s success, in 2005 Cashman considered leaving the Yankees due to conflicts with owner George Steinbrenner on several occasions .Cashman was selected as Major League Baseball Executive of the Year for 2009 by the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.Cashman was named to Crain’s New York Business 40 under 40 list for 1999. Cashman has also been involved in the developing the video game MLB Front Office Manager.

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