The Oakland A’s have hired Sandy Alderson as Senior Advisor to Baseball Operations, the team announced Tuesday.
Alderson previously worked in the A’s front office for 17 seasons from 1981-97. He first joined the organization in a legal capacity, as the team’s general counsel, but in 1983 he became the general manager and Executive VP of Baseball Operations. He eventually served as Team President for a few years toward the end of his tenure.
His final season with the A’s was ‘97, after which he gave way to new GM Billy Beane. While Beane is often credited as a pioneer in the sabermetric revolution, Alderson is the one who truly got that ball rolling in Oakland and mentored Beane in his ways.