The Houston Astros announced the next General Manager for the club on Thursday. Houston revealed that they hired longtime executive Dana Brown to be its next GM.
“Welcome to H-Town, Dana Brown!” the team’s Twitter account tweeted Thursday afternoon.
Welcome to H-Town, Dana Brown! 🤘 pic.twitter.com/IxCZ58AACU
— Houston Astros (@astros) January 26, 2023
They then published a lengthy statement that welcomed Brown aboard.
Longtime baseball executive Dana Brown has been hired as the Astros new General Manager, Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane announced today. pic.twitter.com/sGt2Kqj0do
— Houston Astros (@astros) January 26, 2023
“Longtime baseball executive Dana Brown has been hired as the Astros new General Manager, Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane announced today,” it wrote. Crane included a remark of his own in the release. “We are excited to have Dana join our organization,” it read. “He brings championship caliber experience to our team and is the right fit for us to continue to deliver a winning franchise on and off the field.”
Brown held jobs with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Atlanta Braves previously. He has been in baseball since the early 1990s.
The Braves are one of the best-run organizations in the sport and have had a knack for personnel especially lately. Brown had a significant hand in drafting several of the Braves’ young stars. So, from that perspective, it’s a rousing hire for Houston. Certainly more inspired than the possible Brad Ausmus hire that was rumored.
The MLB world reacted to the hire on Thursday.
So, Dana Brown and Dusty Baker! Nice! Trying to remember the last time baseball had a Black GM/Manager combo and I'm drawing a blank.
— local bIogger (@fergoe) January 26, 2023
The World Series champs have named Dana Brown as GM! 🚨#MLBNow | @Feinsand | @astros pic.twitter.com/btSr0Xr5kj
— MLB Now (@MLBNow) January 26, 2023
The World Series Champions will now have a Black manager in Dusty Baker and a Black GM in Dana Brown.
A rare combo in professional sports. https://t.co/Saa4n0l8E2
— Chancellor Johnson (@ChancellorTV) January 26, 2023
This makes Dana Brown the only African-American GM in Major League Baseball. We need more representation in every aspect of the game, but I couldn’t be happier for Dana Brown. https://t.co/SdVUR3D7Tb
— Leslie Mines (@LeslieMinesIII) January 26, 2023
News: Dana Brown, the Braves’ vice president of scouting, is now the Houston Astros’ general manager. Brown was instrumental in stocking the Braves’ farm system with elite talent over the last few years.
— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) January 26, 2023
Dana Brown hired Alex Anthopoulos to hjis first job scouting for the Expos, played with Craig Biggio, Mo Vaughn, Kevin Norton and Jpghn Valentin at Seton Hall and is a better person than scout…sayin' something
— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) January 26, 2023
Losing Dana Brown is a really, really big deal. pic.twitter.com/RHhsqcPXB6
— jxke. 🧸 (@cantguardjake) January 26, 2023
Dana Brown showed the Astros Michael Harris & Spencer Strider highlights during the interview and they offered him the job.
— Trent (@Trenciarte) January 26, 2023
A quote from someone in the front office of another MLB team about the Astros hire of Dana Brown: “Their championship window just extended 5-7 years longer”
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) January 26, 2023
I tried to send a single tweet on the players that were drafted under Dana Brown that I am a huge fan of and I can't fit it in one tweet.
Going to be a big shoes to fill.
— Gaurav (@gvedak) January 26, 2023
Dana Brown is an incredible hire by the Astros. This is HUGE
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) January 26, 2023
Among the talents the #Braves drafted under Dana Brown:
Michael Harris II
Spencer Strider
Vaughn Grissom
Shea Langeliers, who was later the centerpiece of the Matt Olson trade.Brown also encouraged the club to sign Tyler Matzek in 2019.
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) January 26, 2023
