ARLINGTON, Texas – The Texas Rangers hired Chris Young as executive vice president and general manager Friday, bringing the Major League Baseball executive home to work under president of baseball operations Jon Daniels, the club's GM since 2005.
The return to Texas comes after Young interviewed for the GM opening with the New York Mets, who recently abandoned an effort to hire a president of baseball operations to focus on the GM search.
Young was the senior vice president in charge of on-field operations and the umpires with MLB.
He worked closely with the Rangers on baseball issues related to construction of Globe Life Field, which opened this past season.
“Chris Young’s background and experiences will be a huge asset to our baseball operations group," Daniels said.