Peter Putila (born 1989) is an American professional baseball executive who currently serves as the assistant general manager for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Putila is a native of Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.[1] He graduated from Carmichaels High School in 2007, after playing for the school's baseball team for four years. He enrolled at West Virginia University, where he was a student manager for the West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team and earned a degree in sport management.[2]

Houston Astros

In 2011, his senior year at West Virginia, Putila became an intern for the Houston Astros. General manager Ed Wade hired Putila for a fulltime position in the baseball operations department.[1][2] In 2019, the Astros promoted Putila to assistant general manager.[3]

San Francisco Giants

On October 10, 2022, following the departure of Scott Harris, the San Francisco Giants hired Putila as their general manager.[4]

On October 1, 2024, following the firing of the Giants president of baseball operations, Farhan Zaidi, Buster Posey announced that Putila would not remain general manager and instead will have a new role within the organization.[5]

Atlanta Braves

On November 4, 2024, Putila was hired to serve as the assistant general manager for the Atlanta Braves.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Sacco, John (October 5, 2019). "Carmichaels native key part of Astros' staff". Observer–Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Messenger, Justin Zackal, for the Greene County. "Carmichaels grad top replay man for Astros". heraldstandard.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Chandler Rome (September 30, 2019). "Astros announce slew of front-office promotions". Houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Guardado, Maria (October 10, 2022). "New GM Putila 'really excited' to join Giants". MLB.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Wirth, Taylor (October 1, 2024). "Giants announce Putila won't be GM under Posey, will have new role". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Braves Hire Pete Putila As Assistant GM". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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