Scott Harris (baseball)
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| Detroit Tigers | |
| President of Baseball Operations | |
| Born: 1987 (age 37–38) Redwood City, California, U.S. | |
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Scott Harris (born 1987) is an American baseball executive who is the president of baseball operations for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He previously served as general manager of the San Francisco Giants 2019 to 2022, a span that included the club’s 107-win 2021 season, and worked in the Chicago Cubs front office, including as assistant general manager during their 2016 World Series championship.[1][2]
Early life and education
Harris is from Redwood City, California. He attended Menlo School, where he played soccer and lacrosse, and earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]
He completed an MBA at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in 2015.[4]
Harris played club lacrosse at UCLA.[5]
Career
Harris' first jobs in baseball were internships with the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds.[6] He worked for MLB from 2010 through 2012, in the Commissioner's Office as a coordinator of Major League Operations.[5] In 2012, he joined the Chicago Cubs as director of baseball operations.[6] He earned his Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in 2015. He was promoted to assistant general manager in January 2018.[7]
The Giants hired Harris as their general manager after the 2019 season.[8][9][10]
On September 19, 2022, the Tigers hired Harris as their new president of baseball operations after having fired Al Avila a month prior.[11]
Detroit Tigers (2022–present)
In Harris’s first full season leading baseball operations, Detroit went 78–84 in 2023, second in the American League Central.
The Tigers improved to 86–76 in 2024 and earned a Wild Card berth, their first postseason appearance since 2014.
In 2025, Detroit reached the Division Series for a second straight year before losing a 15-inning Game 5 to the Seattle Mariners.
Executive philosophy
At his 2022 introductory news conference in Detroit, Harris outlined pillars for the organization that emphasized “dominating the strike zone” on both sides of the ball and building a development-focused environment.[12]
References
- ^ "Giants hire ex-Cubs executive Harris as GM". ESPN.com. November 10, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ "2021 San Francisco Giants Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ Sharma, Sahadev (March 27, 2018). "Cubs assistant GM Scott Harris loves his job, even when it causes him personal embarrassment". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ "Giants hire ex-Cubs executive Harris as GM". ESPN.com. November 10, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ a b Henry Schulman (November 10, 2019). "Giants hire Cubs exec Scott Harris to be their general manager". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Sahadev Sharma (March 27, 2018). "Cubs assistant GM Scott Harris loves his job, even when it causes him personal embarrassment". The Athletic. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ Maria Guardado (November 10, 2019). "Giants hire Scott Harris as new GM". MLB.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ Katie Dowd. "SF Giants hire Cubs exec Scott Harris as new general manager". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Giants hire former Cubs executive Scott Harris as new general manager". KNBR. September 6, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ Josh Schrock (March 27, 2018). "Giants, Farhan Zaidi hire Cubs' Scott Harris as new general manager". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ Harrigan, Thomas (September 19, 2022). "Tigers hire Harris from SF to lead baseball ops". MLB.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ Hutchinson, Derick (September 20, 2022). "10 takeaways from introductory press conference for new Detroit Tigers President Scott Harris". WDIV. Retrieved October 16, 2025.