Roland Hemond

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Roland Hemond (born October 26, 1929 in Central Falls, Rhode Island) is a longtime executive in Major League Baseball who recently returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks as Special Assistant to the President, Derrick Hall. His previous positions include General Manager of the White Sox (1970-85), Baltimore Orioles (1988-95) and Senior Executive Vice President of the Arizona Diamondbacks (1996-2000).

Hemond is a two-time winner of Major League Baseball's "Executive of the Year" award. He is also credited with the original idea for the Arizona Fall League, an off-season developmental league owned and operated by Major League Baseball, featuring the top prospects from each of the MLB teams, with all games played in the spring training stadiums in and around Phoenix, Arizona.

Preceded by
Cedric Tallis		 Sporting News Major League Baseball Executive of the Year
1972		 Succeeded by
Bob Howsam
Preceded by
Fred Claire		 Sporting News Major League Baseball Executive of the Year
1989		 Succeeded by
Bob Quinn
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Branch Rickey Award
1992: Winfield | 1993: Puckett | 1994: Smith | 1995: Gwynn | 1996: Butler | 1997: Biggio | 1998: Molitor | 1999: Leiter | 2000: Stottlemyre | 2001: Schilling | 2002: Valentine | 2003: Hemond | 2004: Moyer | 2005: Gonzalez | 2006: Lasorda | 2007: Smoltz


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