Source: Padres hire Minaya
Omar Minaya was fired as general manager of the New York Mets in October 2010.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- Former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya has been hired by the San Diego Padres as senior vice-president of baseball operations.
Minaya will work for new Padres general manager Josh Byrnes and will remain based in New Jersey, his longtime home. He was general manager of the Montreal Expos from February 2002 until September 2004, when he became GM of the Mets. New York fired him after the 2010 season.
Byrnes said Friday "his experience, knowledge, evaluative skills and connections throughout the industry will be invaluable for us."
Minaya's salary will be offset from the approximately $1.4 million the Mets owe him next year in the final season of his contract.
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