Jared Banner ’07 on His Path to Cubs Front Office, Advice to Young Fans | https://www.amherst.edu/
Jared Banner ’07 on His Path to Cubs Front Office, Advice to Young Fans | https://www.amherst.edu/
Banner talks about his work as vice president of player development for the Chicago Cubs, helping baseball players rise up from the Minor Leagues. He also describes how Amherst coach Bill Thurston and fellow alum Ben Cherington ’96 influenced his career path.
“After playing baseball for four seasons at Poly Prep Country Day School, Banner went to Amherst College and played third base and the outfield,” writes reporter Bill Ladson. “Long-time Amherst coach Bill Thurston hooked up Banner with [current] Pirates general manager Ben Cherington, who was then working for the Red Sox as the team’s vice president of player personnel. … Cherington made Banner an intern in player development.” Following a successful decade of promotions and World Series wins in Boston, “Banner worked for his hometown team, the Mets, for two years in player development before joining the Cubs.”
Banner shares advice for those, particularly other young African Americans, who aspire toward a similar career: “The more people you can meet and learn from, the wider your network is going to grow. The more opportunities you are going to be a part of.”
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