Gord Ash

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Gordon Ian Ash (born December 20, 1951) is a Canadian baseball executive who has been vice president of baseball projects of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2015. He was previously general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1995 to 2001, and assistant general manager with Milwaukee from 2003 to 2015. Ash received a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University in 1974. After graduating, he started at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce working in a branch. In 1978, he joined the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club in the ticket department. He quickly became operations supervisor in 1979, assistant director of stadium operations in 1980, administrator of player personnel in 1984, and assistant general manager in 1989. From 1995 to 2001, he was the general manager. During his time the Blue Jays made many noteworthy draft picks, such as Roy Halladay, Craig Wilson, and Ryan Freel in 1995, Billy Koch in 1996, Vernon Wells, Michael Young, and Orlando Hudson in 1997, Felipe López in 1998, and Alex...

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