John Henry Hart (born July 21, 1948) is an American Major League Baseball executive. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In addition, he was once the former general manager of the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers; now he currently serves as senior adviser, baseball operations, for the Rangers. In Major League Baseball, the General Manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft

Biography

Hart was born John Henry Reen in 1948 in Tampa, Florida. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He attended Seminole Junior College where he was catcher on the baseball team. Seminole Community College (SCC is a Community college with four campuses throughout Seminole County Florida, offering two-year college credit degrees (A Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each In 1969 he won All-American honors and began his professional career as a catcher in the Montreal Expos organization. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of He caught with them for three seasons before leaving the organization and returning to Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the He graduated in 1973 from the University of Central Florida with majors in history and physical education. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

Hart then coached high school baseball in the Orlando, Florida area before joining the Orioles organization in 1982 as a minor league manager. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1982 in athletics (track and field Marathon He managed in their minor league organization for six seasons before joining the major league team as third base coach in 1988. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1988 in athletics (track and field Marathon International

In 1989, John Hart joined the Cleveland Indians as a special assignment scout, but then replaced Doc Edwards as manager for the final 19 games of the regular season (the team put up an 8-11 record during those games). Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Howard Rodney Edwards (born December 10, 1936 in Red Jacket West Virginia) was a backup catcher with the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters For the next two seasons, Hart served as Director of Baseball Operations for the club. In September of 1991, John Hart replaced Hank Peters as general manager and executive vice president of the Indians. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR Henry J "Hank" Peters is a former baseball executive He began his career in the scouting department of the St General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation During the next 10 years, the Indians were 870-681 under Hart. They won six American League Central division titles (1995 – 1999 and 2001) with appearances in the World Series in 1995 and 1997. The American League Central is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball 's American League. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field Track Hicham Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in The 1997 World Series featured the Cleveland Indians, who were playing in their second World Series in three years

At the beginning of the 2001 season, Hart announced that it would be his last season as general manager of the Indians. Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China After the season, Hart stayed true to his word and Assistant GM Mark Shapiro took over as general manager on November 1. Mark Shapiro (born in 1967 in Baltimore Maryland (ˈmɑrk ʃəˈpaɪroʊ is currently the General Manager and Vice President of the Cleveland Indians Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi But rather than take another position with the club, or retire, John Hart instead took the general manager position that had opened up with the Texas Rangers after the departure of Doug Melvin. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Doug Melvin (born August 8, 1952) is a Canadian front office executive in Major League Baseball who currently serves as the general manager

On July 21, 2004 the Rangers announced a contract extension for Hart for a guaranteed two more years and an annual mutual option to extend the contract each year thereafter. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law In addition, the contract stipulated that once it was terminated by either side, it automatically converted to a five year agreement for Hart to serve as senior advisor to the owner. Just over a year after agreeing to the extension, John Hart stepped down as general manager of the Texas Rangers on October 4, 2005 and was replaced by Jon Daniels. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jon Daniels (born August 24, 1977) is the current General manager (GM of the U During his four years with the Rangers, the team compiled a record of 311-337, never advancing to the playoffs.

After Hart garnered interest for the general manager position on other teams in the 2005 off-season, the Rangers extended his senior advisor contract for three more years in exchange for Hart refusing to consider any other GM positions. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thus Hart remains with the Rangers today and is locked up through the year 2013.

Awards

• All-American honors - 1969
• Appalachian League Manager of the Year – 1982
• International League Manager of the Year – 1986
• Sporting News Major League Executive of the Year - 1994 and 1995
• Elected to Winter Park High School's (FL) athletic hall of fame - 2002

External links

• Baseball Reference - John Hart
• Baseball Almanac - Sporting News Executive of the Year awards