Tim Purpura
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Tim Purpura is a former General Manager of the Houston Astros
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 Major League Baseball
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 team. He was with the club from 2005 to 2007.

Biography

Tim received a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University of Chicago in 1983 and earned a law degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 1992. Tim was inducted into the Oak Lawn Community High School (Illinois) Hall of Fame in November 2005.

He worked as an assistant in player development for the California Angels
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 during Spring Training from 1990–92 and headed special projects for the San Diego Padres
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 minor league department in 1991.

Purpura was the Houston Astros assistant farm director in 1994 and the Director of Major and Minor League Player Relations in 1995–1996. He was the assistant GM/Director of Player Development from 1997 to 2004 and was named General Manager of the Astros in November 2004, replacing Gerry Hunsicker.

Under his tenure, the club made their first World Series
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 appearance (against the Chicago White Sox
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) in 2005. While this was a highlight of his career, Astros owner Drayton McLane replaced Mr. Purpura on September 20, 2007 by Ed Wade former Philadelphia Phillies GM.

Tim Purpura is currenly entering his 23rd season in professional baseball, and since January 2008 has served as the Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Minor League Baseball.

In his current role, Tim is charged with the executive management of the baseball and business operations, business development, branded properties, communications, licensing and marketing departments, as well as oversight of the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation (PBUC) and MiLB operations in Durham, N.C., and Vero Beach, Fla. Tim also works closely with the Board of Trustees, the Council of League Presidents and the Baseball Internet Rights Corporation, (BIRCO).
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