Matt Arnold (baseball)
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| Milwaukee Brewers | |
| General manager, President of Baseball Operations | |
| Born: 1978 or 1979 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | |
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Matt Arnold (born 1978 or 1979) is an American baseball executive who is the general manager and president of baseball operations for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
[edit]Arnold graduated from Highland High School in Bakersfield, California,[1] and the University of California, Santa Barbara. He had an internship with the Los Angeles Dodgers,[2] then worked for the Texas Rangers in 2002 before becoming the Cincinnati Reds assistant director of pro scouting in 2003.[3][4] He then worked for the Tampa Bay Rays until David Stearns hired Arnold for the Brewers in October 2015. Arnold was promoted to general manager in November 2020.[5] On October 27, 2021, Arnold signed a contract extension with Milwaukee.[6]
After the 2022 season, Stearns stepped down as president of baseball operations to take on an advisory role with the Brewers. The team placed Arnold in charge of baseball operations.[7] Arnold won the MLB Executive of the Year Award in 2024 and 2025.[8] On October 23, 2025, the Brewers promoted Arnold to president of baseball operations, while still retaining his general manager position.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Lynch, Stephen (July 28, 2018). "Highland High grad pays his dues en route to becoming VP, assistant GM of Milwaukee Brewers". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ↑ "BASEBALL: County native Matt Arnold rises through baseball executive ranks". Ventura County Star. August 17, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ↑ "How Matt Arnold ascended to Brewers' top operations job". MLB.com. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Matt Arnold - President - Baseball Operations and General Manager | Milwaukee Brewers". MLB.com. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Brewers promote assistant general manager Matt Arnold to GM". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. November 19, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Matt Arnold withdraws name from consideration for Mets' job, will get extension with Brewers". October 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Brewers president David Stearns steps down, GM Matt Arnold promoted". CBS Sports. October 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Matt Arnold wins back-to-back Executive of the Year". CBS 58. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Brewers Promote Matt Arnold To President Of Baseball Operations". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 20, 2025.