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ricciardi in 2011 . worcester , massachusetts 170px united states 26 september 1959 baseball j.p. ricciardi 2011.jpg j. p. ricciardi
 j. p. ricciardi special -- new york mets assistant to the general manager & nbsp ;
j. p. ricciardi

john paul -lrb- j. p. -rrb- ricciardi -lrb- born september 26 , 1959 -rrb- is a major league baseball executive who currently is a special assistant to new york mets general manager sandy alderson .
ricciardi has previously served as senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager of the toronto blue jays from november 14 , 2001 to october 3 , 2009 .
