Sam Fuld

[William Malone]

Samuel Babson Fuld was born on November 20, 1981 in Durham, New Hampshire.

The Chicago Cubs selected him in round ten of the 2004 MLB Draft. He reached the Majors in 2007, and played sparingly for the Cubs through 2010. They traded him to the Tampa Bay Rays after the 2010 season.

Fuld began to get more regular playing time with the Rays, appearing in 267 games over three seasons there. This is compared to just 98 games over a four year span in Chicago. Tampa Bay made the playoffs in 2011 and 2013, losing in the ALDS both times. He signed with the Oakland Athletics ahead of the 2014 campaign, but was designated for assignment after just seven games. The Minnesota Twins claimed him on waivers.

He opened his Twins tenure with a five game hitting streak, including three multi-hit games. Fuld quickly displaced a struggling Aaron Hicks as the everyday center fielder. He missed the end of May and early June with a concussion, but continued to play well once back on the field. His .374 on-base percentage was leading the Twins in late July, and general manager Terry Ryan decided to cash in on his waiver gem by selling Fuld at the deadline.

The team they sold him to was the same team who designated him for assignment back in April; the Athletics. Minnesota traded Fuld back to Oakland for 27-year old left handed starter Tommy Milone on July 31. 2014. Milone was still under team control though the 2016 season. Fuld struggled after retiring to the Athletics, slashing .210/.275/.312 during the year's final two months.

He was hitting .417 for Oakland during spring training in 2016, but a rotator cuff injury ended his season just days before the regular season was set to begin. The injury wound up ending his career as well.

Fuld was named the "information coordinator" for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017. His job was to serve as an analytics liaison between the front office and dugout. He interviewed for open managerial positions with at least five clubs over the next several seasons, but wasn't able to land any jobs. This included an interview with the Twins after Paul Molitor was fired in 2018, but the job went to Rocco Baldelli.

The Phillies promoted Fuld to general manager in 2020, working under President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowksi. He stepped down in 2024 to pursue a Masters of Business Administration at the University of Pennsylvania. Fuld will be named the Phillies president of business operations upon his graduation, which is expected to occur in 2026.

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