ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays have hired longtime Rangers executive Jon Daniels as a senior advisor in baseball operations.
Daniels, 45, will focus on supporting senior leadership and helping inform decision-making, providing guidance on bigger-picture subjects and strategic planning more than dealing with specific issues.
He spent 21 years with the Rangers, including the last 17 as their top executive, before being fired in August. He took over as general manager in October 2005 (at 28 years, 41 days, he was the youngest in league history), then was promoted to baseball operations president in March 2013.
