Oakland Athletics VP of baseball operations Billy Beane talks about the season during a press conference at the Oakland Coliseum on Mon. Oct. 2, 2017, in Oakland, Ca.
Oakland Athletics VP of baseball operations Billy Beane talks about the season during a press conference at the Oakland Coliseum on Mon. Oct. 2, 2017, in Oakland, Ca.
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CARLSBAD, San Diego County — Billy Beane, whose A’s won 97 games and posted the majors’ best record after mid-June, was named executive of the year by Major League Baseball on Monday.