Getting to know Brodie Van Wagenen

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty ImagesLater today, the Mets will officially introduce Brodie Van Wagenen as their new general manager in a press conference at Citi Field. Unlike Sandy Alderson and Omar Minaya, this will be Van Wagenen’s first job in front office. Let’s take some time to get introduced to Brodie.

A native of Southern California, Van Wagenen got his undergraduate degree at Stanford University in communications in 1996. He attended Stanford on a full baseball scholarship and started in right field for Stanford for two years.

He began his career in sports as an intern for the Chicago Bulls during the Michael Jordan era. He then worked at Athlete Direct/Broadband Sports, which created…