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Yankees Hire Former Mets GM Omar Minaya as Baseball Operations Advisor

The New York Yankees have hired veteran executive Omar Minaya as an advisor to the baseball operations department, according to Jack Curry of YES.

Minaya had previously served as general manager of the New York Mets and Montreal Expos, becoming the first Latino GM in baseball in 2002.

It's the second successive experienced addition to the Yankees front office after the team added Brian Sabean as executive adviser to general manager Brian Cashman on Tuesday.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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