Joe Klein (baseball executive)
Joseph Anthony Klein III (August 22, 1942 — August 23, 2017) was an American professional baseball executive. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Klein was the executive director of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent circuit that operates in the Northeast United States. Klein was a farm director, scouting director, and general manager in Major League Baseball from 1976 through 1995.
Klein served as the baseball executive for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Detroit Tigers.
Klein died on August 23, 2017 at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from complications of heart surgery at the age of 75.[1]
References
- ↑ "Obituary: Joe Klein, 75, was GM of three teams". Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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