BASEBALL
2025 Honoree
Perry Minasian
Perry Minasianbecame the 13th General Manager in franchise history on Nov. 12, 2020 and is entering his fifth season with the Angels. In his current role, he oversees all aspects of the Club’s baseball operations efforts. Minasian, 44, joined the Angels after a three-year stint (2018-2020) with the Atlanta Braves and his impact on the Halos was immediate.
Over his four-year tenure, Minasian’s focus has been on fortifying the Major League roster with impact players like All-Star pitchers Carlos Estevez and Tyler Anderson, while overseeing the advancement of Angels farmhands Zach Neto, Ben Joyce, Reid Detmers, and Caden Dana. With a background in player development, Minasian’s drafts or acquisitions have produced numerous impact players on the Major League roster, including Logan O’Hoppe, Neto, Joyce, Sam Bachman, Chase Silseth and Nolan Schanuel who made his Major League debut in Aug. 2023, less than two months after being drafted. Additionally, Minasian and his staff have either drafted or acquired each of the Club’s top 10 prospects according to MLB.com.
Before joining the Angels, Minasian held the title of Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations and Assistant General Manager over his final two seasons with Atlanta where he oversaw the day-to-day responsibilities of the Baseball Operations staff. His primary focus during that time surrounded contract negotiations, pro and international scouting and analytics. He was originally hired by Atlanta in September of 2017 as Director of Player Personnel before quickly being promoted.
Prior to his time with the Braves, Minasian spent nine seasons (2009-2017) with the Toronto Blue Jays, originally joining the organization as a Major League scout. He also served six seasons (2011- 2016) as Director of Professional Scouting and was a Special Assistant to General Manager Ross Atkins in 2017.
Minasian was born in Chicago, IL and grew up in Arlington, TX. He attended the University of Texas-Arlington and has been around professional baseball since his childhood, when he was a batboy for the Texas Rangers from 1988-96. He then worked as a Rangers Clubhouse Attendant from 1997-2002 and transitioned into a scouting role in 2003. Minasian served as a staff assistant to Rangers manager Buck Showalter and the Major League coaching staff from 2003-06 before becoming a Major League advance scout during the 2007-08 seasons.
Perry and his wife, Michelle, have four children, Lola, Minka, Gemma and Cash. His father, Zack, worked in professional baseball for over 30 years, including 22 seasons as the Rangers Clubhouse Manager. His brother, Calvin, is the Director of Clubhouse for the Atlanta Braves and brother, Zack, is entering his first season as the San Francisco Giants’ General Manager.