Orioles hire Joe McIlvaine as senior advisor for player personnel

Joe McIlvaine has returned to the Orioles as Senior Advisor, Player Personnel. He will advise the executive team at the Major League level and on scouting, with a strong focus on this year's draft. McIlvaine was the New York Mets Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations from July 1993 thru July 1997. He was the Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations & General Manager of the San Diego Padres from October 1990 until moving to the Mets in 1993. Prior to being hired by the Padres, McIlvaine spent a decade (Nov. 1980-Oct. 1990) with the Mets. He served as Director of Scouting, Assistant Vice President, Director of Player Personnel and later Vice President, Baseball Operations. From 1984-90, the Mets finished either first or second, won two NL East Titles, and the 1986 World Series. McIlvaine most recently served as Special Assistant to the General Manager for the Seattle Mariners for four seasons. He spent the previous 14 seasons with the Minnesota Twins (1998-2011), holding a Special Assistant to the GM title since 2000. McIlvaine began his career as a territorial scout for Baltimore from 1974-76. From 1977-78, he scouted the East Coast, South, and Latin America for the California Angels, and from 1979-80 he worked with Milwaukee. McIlvaine graduated with a degree in philosophy and a minor in classics, from St. Charles Seminary in Philadelphia. He played five seasons (1969-73) in the Detroit Tigers minor league system as a right-handed pitcher.