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John Hart Won’t Be Atlanta Braves General Manager

ByEd Carroll|
Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

The Atlanta Braves offered the full-time general manager position to interim GM John Hart, but the former Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians general manager has declined the offer.

Atlanta Braves interim general manager John Hart won’t take over the full-time role and permanently replace Fran Wren as GM, Jeff Passan reports:

The Braves fired Wren last month after an epic September collapse saw Atlanta fall from the top of the NL East division to a record under .500, and Hart was named as interim GM, presumably to buy the franchise time to look for a proper replacement.

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It’s unknown how long Hart will remain as interim GM. He was the longtime general manager of the Cleveland Indians during their run of dominance in the 1990’s, and was also the GM of the Texas Rangers after that and helped get the team back into relevance, and has little to prove as a GM, other than he can build a championship team (rings eluded him in both Cleveland and Texas). Prior to working with the Braves, Hart had been an analyst on MLB Network.

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