Senior Vice President and General Manager
Matt Arnold, 45, enters his ninth season with the Brewers, fourth as general manager and second leading the organizationĄ¯s baseball operations. He was named the 10th general manager in franchise history on November 19, 2020 and was promoted to head baseball operations on October 27, 2022. He originally joined the Brewers as vice president and assistant general manager on October 14, 2015.
In his eight seasons in the organization (2016-23), Arnold has helped Milwaukee to the third-best winning percentage in the National League (646-549, .541), five postseason berths (2018-21, 2023) and three National League Central Division titles (2018, 2021, 2023). The Brewers won 92 games and collected their third National League Central Division title in a six-year span in ArnoldĄ¯s first season leading baseball operations in 2023.
Prior to joining the Brewers, Arnold spent nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, assisting then Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and President of Baseball Operations Matt Silverman with player acquisitions, contract negotiations and player evaluations at all levels. His responsibilities also included strategic planning, foreign and domestic special assignments and coordinating advance scouting for the postseason. Additionally, he worked to develop the process of integrating science, biomechanics and human movement analysis within all levels of baseball operations. During his time in Tampa Bay, the Rays won over 90 games in five of six years from 2008 to 2013 and qualified for the postseason four times (2008, 2010-11, 2013), including the teamĄ¯s first World Series appearance in 2008.
Arnold transitioned to Tampa Bay as a professional scout following the 2006 season after nearly five years in the Cincinnati Reds front office. During his tenure with the Rays, he was promoted to director of professional scouting in November 2009 and to director of player personnel in June 2015.
Arnold, who has 23 seasons of professional baseball experience, has also served roles with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2000), Texas Rangers (2002) and Cincinnati Reds (2003-06). In Cincinnati, Arnold served as assistant director of professional scouting with his duties including player analysis, financial planning and arbitration, and he was also involved in advance, amateur and professional scouting.
Originally from California, Arnold graduated from the University of California-Santa Barbara with a bachelorĄ¯s degree in economics in 2001. He merited academic honors, including Sport Management Student of the Year.