Pat Gillick

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Lawrence Patrick David Gillick (born August 22, 1937) is an American-Canadian professional baseball executive. He served as the general manager of four MLB teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1994), Baltimore Orioles (1996–1998), Seattle Mariners (2000–2003), and Philadelphia Phillies (2006–2008). He guided the Blue Jays to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993 and the Phillies in 2008. He is a minority owner of the Phillies. Gillick was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2013, the Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence in 1997, and the Phillies Wall of Fame in 2018. Before working as an executive, he won a college national championship as a pitcher for the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans in 1958.

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