The Braves have hired a new General Manager, tabbing former Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos to lead their club. Anthopoulos led the Jays from 2009 to 2015, culminating in an appearance in the American League Championship Series in 2015 where they lost to the Royals. Following that season, he turned down a five-year contract extension after the Jays hired Mark Shapiro to be Club President, an arrangement Anthopoulos was not willing to work with. He had been working in the Dodgers front office since then.
The Braves were reported to have offered the job to Dayton Moore, but had to move on once it was clear Moore would not be taking the job.