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Jimmie Lee Solomon, who has served Major League Baseball since 1991 in a variety of operational capacities, is Major League Baseball's Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations.
Prior to this assignment Solomon was the Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations for five years and oversaw Major League, Minor League, and International Baseball Operations, the Major League Scouting Bureau, the Arizona Fall League and numerous special projects, including the launching of the Major League Baseball Youth Academy at Compton College in Compton, California.
Major League Baseball Executives
Allan H. (Bud) Selig
Commissioner of Baseball
Bob DuPuy
President & Chief Operating Officer
Jimmie Lee Solomon
Executive VP, Baseball Operations
Tim Brosnan
Executive VP, Business
Rob Manfred
Executive VP, Labor Relations &
Human Resources
Jonathan Mariner
Executive VP, Finance
John McHale Jr.
Executive VP, Administration
As Executive VP, Baseball Operations, Solomon will now be responsible for such additional areas as on-field discipline, security, and facility management. He will report to MLB President and Chief Operating Officer Bob DuPuy.
Solomon, who has a law degree from Harvard and a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College, joined Major League Baseball in 1991, as Director of Minor League Operations. He subsequently was promoted to Executive Director of Minor League Operations and then to Senior VP, Baseball Operations.
As Major League Baseball's principal conduit to the Minor Leagues, Solomon negotiated two landmark agreements with the National Association. The first, a 10-year, $170 million agreement in 1997, revitalized the relationship between the two organizations. And, earlier this year, he negotiated an agreement that replaced the 1997 contract with one that provides Major League Baseball an economic benefit that amounts to more than $200 million over 10 years.
Prior to joining Major League Baseball, Solomon was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the Baker & Hostetler law firm. During his ten years with the firm, he represented and provided counsel to a combination of corporate and sports industry clients. | 