Wikipedia's first sentence called it “executive vice president of baseball operations for the tampa bay rays franchise in major league baseball”. Today it says “american professional baseball executive”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American baseball executive”. It now reads “American baseball executive Baseball player”.
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Andrew Friedman, see Andrew Friedman (disambiguation) . Baseball player Andrew Friedman is an American professional baseball executive. He is currently the president of baseball operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the general manager for MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays , where Sporting News named him Executive of the Year in 2008. That year, for the first time in franchise history , the Rays both qualified for the playoffs and played in the World Series . In Los Angeles, as of 2024, Friedman and the Dodgers have won two World Series , four pennants, and eight division titles since he took the job after the 2014 season. Baseball America called the Dodgers the model franchise in the sport under Friedman’s tenure as President.
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American baseball executive For other people named Andrew Friedman, see Andrew Friedman (disambiguation) . Andrew Friedman (born November 13, 1976) is an American baseball executive . He is currently the President of Baseball Operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the general manager for MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays , where Sporting News named him Executive of the Year in 2008. That year, for the first time in franchise history , the Rays both qualified for the playoffs and played in the World Series .
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American baseball executive For other people named Andrew Friedman, see Andrew Friedman (disambiguation) . Baseball player Andrew Friedman is an American baseball executive . He is currently the President of Baseball Operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the general manager for MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays , where Sporting News named him Executive of the Year in 2008. That year, for the first time in franchise history , the Rays both qualified for the playoffs and played in the World Series . In Los Angeles, as of 2020, Friedman and the Dodgers have won a World Series , three pennants, and seven division titles since he took the job after the 2014 season.Baseball America called the Dodgers the model franchise in the sport under Friedman’s tenure as President.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “executive vice president of baseball operations for the tampa bay rays franchise in major league baseball”. Today it says “american professional baseball executive”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American baseball executive”. It now reads “American baseball executive Baseball player”. Read the current article and compare.
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executive vice president of baseball operations for the tampa bay rays franchise in major league baseball
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american professional baseball executive
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