Bob Watson is most known for his time as the Yankees GM. He started his career as a Houston Astros outfielder/first baseman. In his 14-year career with the Astros, Watson batted .297 with 139 homers while driving in 782 runners. He has become an Astros legend with his tenure with the Astros. Following his career playing baseball, Watson became the first African-American GM in the MLB with the Astros in 1993.
His stay as the Astros GM was short as he joined the Yankees as GM in October of 1995. He was the Yankees GM as they won their first World Series since 1978 in 1996.