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| team = Seattle Mariners
| position = [[Pitcher]] / [[GeneralPresident Managerof (baseball)|GeneralBaseball manager]]Operations
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|5|24}}
| birth_place = [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], U.S.
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* [[Seattle Mariners]] ({{mlby|2015}}–{{mlby|2022}})
'''As executive'''
* [[Seattle Mariners]] ({{mlby|2023}}–present; president of baseball operations)
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'''Gerard Dipoto''' (born May 24, 1968) is an American [[baseball]] executive and former professional player. He is currently the [[president of baseball operations]] for the [[Seattle Mariners]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).<ref name="MarinersHire">{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/report-mariners-to-hire-jerry-dipoto-as-new-general-manager/|title=Mariners hire Jerry Dipoto as general manager|first=Ryan|last=Divish|work=[[Seattle Times]]|date=September 28, 2015|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> andHe previously worked in front office positions for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Los Angeles Angels]], and [[Boston Red Sox]]. Dipoto played in MLB for the [[Cleveland Indians]], [[New York Mets]], and [[Colorado Rockies]] from 1993 through 2000.
 
==Early life==
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On August 12, 2015, the [[Boston Red Sox]] hired Dipoto in an advisory role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25267713/red-sox-hire-ex-angels-gm-jerry-dipoto-to-help-with-offseason-moves|title=Red Sox hire ex-Angels GM Jerry Dipoto to help with offseason moves|first=Mike|last=Axisa|work=CBS Sports|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> When the [[Seattle Mariners]] fired [[Jack Zduriencik]] after seven years with the club, they launched a GM search which lasted exactly one month, culminating with the hiring of Dipoto on September 28, 2015.<ref name="MarinersHire" />
 
On September 1, 2021, the Mariners inexplicably promoted Dipoto to president of baseball operations and signed him to a multi-year contract extension.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/09/mariners-extend-jerry-dipoto-scott-servais.html#:~:text=The%20Mariners%20announced%20Wednesday%20that,extension%20for%20manager%20Scott%20Servais.|title = Mariners Extend Jerry Dipoto, Scott Servais| date=September 2021 }}</ref>
 
==Personal life==