2025 Baseball Operations Associate

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Baseball Operations Associate will contribute to various facets of the Baseball Operations Department, impacting the department while enhancing expertise and building a strong foundation in baseball operations. Each Associate will support day-to-day processes in one primary area (Amateur Scouting, International Scouting, Professional Scouting, Major League Strategic Information, Baseball Strategy & Personnel), while also contributing to office wide initiatives and supporting projects in areas across the department.

TIMELINE: Full year program beginning in either January or June 2025.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with day-to-day operations for assigned department, including administrative duties, strategic initiatives, logistical management and research projects.
• Prepare and maintain information and materials for key front office decision making and operation.
• Creatively pursue ways to improve internal processes and generate ideas for future team projects.
• Support video and data management and player research for player evaluation and acquisition.
• Provide strategic and logistical support for important events such as the MLB Draft, Trade Deadline, free agency, and salary arbitration.
• Operate and train critical player tracking and player development technology.
• Develop core baseball operations competencies through hands-on experience, education and mentorship.

COMPETENCIES

• Identify, analyze, and solve problems in a process-oriented manner thinking critically and strategically.
• Work effectively with others and communicate in a structured and organized manner.
• Decipher between tasks based on their urgency and focus on the highest leverage priorities
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of modern baseball metrics and contemporary player development practices.
• Able to apply a baseline understanding of key metrics and methodologies in day-to-day responsibilities
• Aptitude for player analysis/evaluation and a knowledge of baseball markets and ecosystem across acquisition spaces.
• Ability to develop proficiency with cutting-edge technology within and outside of baseball.
• High level of attention to detail and proactivity in relation to our processes and organizational workflows.
• Ability to interact with analytics and predictive models to support department requests, conduct research, and apply to decision making.
• Commitment to personal and professional growth with the humility to learn and adapt.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to multitask in stressful situations.
• Experience with SQL, R, Python is a plus, not required.
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus, but not required.
• Valid Driver’s License preferred.




In addition to the above requirements, all roles within Baseball Operations are expected to effectively demonstrate our universal competencies related to problem solving, teamwork, clarity of communication, and time management, along with embodying our culture of honesty, humility, relentlessness, and commitment to DEIB.