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).
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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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Career
editArnold 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.