Brian Sabean | |
---|---|
![]() | |
New York Yankees | |
Executive Advisor to the General Manager | |
Born: Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. | July 1, 1956|
Teams | |
| |
Career highlights and awards | |
Brian R. Sabean (born July 1, 1956), nicknamed "Sabes",[1] is an American baseball executive for the New York Yankees. He serves as executive advisor to the general manager and senior vice president Brian Cashman. Before coming to the Yankees, he was the executive vice president of baseball operations of the San Francisco Giants. He served as the team's general manager for eighteen seasons, from 1997 to 2014. He succeeded general manager Bob Quinn. The Giants had a winning record in thirteen of the eighteen seasons in which Sabean served as general manager.[2] Prior to his tenure, the team had suffered losing seasons in five out of six years. He is a native of Concord, New Hampshire.