The Philadelphia Phillies announced Tuesday that Jorge Velandia has been promoted to assistant general manager. He’ll work under Sam Fuld, who was promoted to general manager Tuesday.
Velandia, 45, was a utility infielder that played in parts of eight major league seasons for the San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland franchise. Velandia did play in 10 games for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Phillies, in 2009.
For more than a decade, Velandia has been in the organization, most recently serving as a special assistant to the general manager.