By Justin Worsley,
The New York Mets are going to hire Sandy Alderson as the team's new general manager, according to ESPN.com.
ESPN has also reported that the announcement may come as early as Friday, which is the off day between Game 2 and 3 of the World Series.
Though Alderson was the frontrunner for the position almost immediately after Omar Minaya was fired following the season's end, the organization continued to interview potential candidates. On Monday, the Mets executives Saul Katz, Fred Wilpon and his son, Jeff, interviewed Alderson as well as former Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Josh Byrnes.
Alderson, 62, was the general manager of the Oakland Athletics from 1983 until 1997. The A's won three straight American League Pennants between 1988-90, including a 1989 World Series win, the most recent in team history.
Alderson also served as the executive vice president for baseball operations between 1998 and 2005. The San Diego Padres then hired Alderson to become the team's CEO.
Along with a Dartmouth College degree, Alderson also graduated from Harvard Law School in 1976. Alderson, who's father was an Air Force pilot, served in the Marines during the Vietnam War.
Now that the general manager opening has been filled, the next area to address for the Mets is manager. Jerry Manuel was let go along with Minaya last month. Currently, no rumors have circulated as to which direction the team is looking in, deciding to wait until they had a general manager first.
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