New York Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen is a Stanford graduate who seems to have loyalty to his alma mater. When he brought in Jed Lowrie last offseason, it was more than bringing a former client to town. Lowrie, like BVW, is a former student at Stanford.
Since taking over as the general manager in Flushing, Van Wagenen has been linked to multiple Stanford graduates. Sam Fuld was an early candidate to replace Mickey Callaway. Ex-assistant general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. also has a class ring from the California university.