predecessor birth_place nationality nick_name birth_date known_for image article_title education name occupation alma_mater
j. p. ricciardi montreal , quebec , canada canadian `` aa '' 25 may 1977 baseball anthopolous.jpg alex anthopoulos
 bachelor of arts alex anthopoulos general manager of the toronto blue jays mcmaster university
alex anthopoulos

alex anthopoulos -lrb- born may 25 , 1977 -rrb- is the senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager for the toronto blue jays .
he was appointed to this position from his former position of assistant general manager on october 3 , , after previous gm j. p. ricciardi was fired .
anthopoulos came to the blue jays in as a scouting coordinator , after working in the montreal expos organization starting in .
