Mark Shapiro

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Mark Shapiro (sports executive)

Mark Shapiro (/ˈmɑːrk ʃəˈpaɪroʊ/; born 1967) is an American professional baseball executive, currently working as the president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously worked with the Cleveland Indians from 1991 to 2015, beginning in player development and ending as team president.

Baseball career

Shapiro worked in the Cleveland Indians organization since 1991 when he was recommended by former Tribe GM Hank Peters. He had worked his way up from player development director to assistant general manager, and in 2001 became general manager.

Shapiro was named Executive of the Year by the Sporting News in 2005 and 2007, following 90+ wins seasons by the Indians, including an American League Central Division Championship in 2007. At the end of the 2010 season, he became the Cleveland Indians team president, with Chris Antonetti succeeding Shapiro as general manager.

On August 31, 2015, The Toronto Blue Jays announced that Shapiro would become their new president and chief executive officer (CEO) at the end of the 2015 season, succeeding Paul Beeston. Shapiro did not formally begin working in the new role until October 31, 2015, the same day that Beeston retired. In a press conference on November 2, Shapiro named Tony LaCava the interim general manager, to replace Alex Anthopoulos. Subsequently, on December 3, 2015, Ross Atkins was named as the team's fifth general manager, under Mark Shapiro.

Mark Shapiro (media executive)

Mark Shapiro (born circa 1970) is an American television and media executive. He served as Executive Vice President for Programming and Production at ESPN until 2005, when he became CEO and President of Six Flags, Inc. Following his tenure at Six Flags, Shapiro served as CEO and Executive Producer of Dick Clark Productions. He is currently the Chief Content Officer for IMG.

Early career

Shapiro attended Glenbrook High School in Glenview, Illinois and the University of Iowa for post-secondary, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992. He was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and would later be named a Significant Sig by the organization. Out of college he began working at NBC in its sports department on the US west coast. In November 1993 he left to work at ESPN as a production assistant for Talk2 with Jim Rome on ESPN2.

He became a producer at the network within six months. At 26, Shapiro was put in charge of a multimedia project intended to chronicle sports in the 20th Century called SportsCentury. The documentary turned out to be the most extensive in ESPN's history. Between 1997 and 1999 Shapiro served as executive producer of the series, which was awarded a Peabody Award as well as an Excellence in Sports Journalism Award from the Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society. During this time he was promoted to Vice President and general manager at ESPN Classic and ESPN Original Entertainment.