Josh Byrnes (born June 23, 1970) is an American baseball executive who is senior vice president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Byrnes began his career in 1994 as an intern with the Cleveland Indians. He rose to scouting director in 1998 and then joined the Colorado Rockies as assistant general manager after the 1999 season. He moved to the Boston Red Sox as assistant general manager in 2003 and was with the team in 2004 when they won their first World Series title since 1918. Byrnes was executive vice president and general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-2010) and the San Diego Padres (2011-2014). He joined the Dodgers in 2014 and since that time the team has won National League pennants in 2017, 2018 and 2020; and the World Series in 2020. Early life Byrnes grew up in Washington, D.C., where he attended and played second base for St. Albans School, breaking the single season hits record. He was recruited by Haverford College, where he was team captain and set records for home runs and RBI. He graduated in 1992 with a BA in English. Cleveland Indians Byrnes joined the Cleveland Indians in 1994 after meeting with Ronald M. Shapiro, the father of Mark Shapiro, who would become the team's general manager, at a Haverford College Alumni game. He quickly worked his way up the organizational ladder, first as an intern, then as advance scout, and then to scouting director in 1998. The Cleveland Indians won the American League Championship Series and advanced to the World Series in 1995 and 1997; and won Central Division titles in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. Colorado Rockies In 1999, Byrnes was hired by the general manager at the time, Dan O'Dowd, to fill the assistant general manager position for the Colorado Rockies, where he was in charge of the farm and scouting departments. Boston Red Sox Byrnes joined the Boston Red Sox as assistant general manager in 2003 when he was recruited by the team's general manager, Theo Epstein. In his second season with the Boston Red Sox, the team won the 2004 World Series. It was the Red Sox' first World Series championship since 1918, ending what remains the third longest championship drought in the history of any Major League team, after the Chicago White Sox (1917–2005) and the Chicago Cubs (1908–2016). In