October 2011, Shipley was dismissed in an overhaul of the Boston front office under the team's new general manager, Ben Cherington. In 2012, Shipley was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an assistant to general manager Kevin Towers. , he is still part of the Diamondbacks front office, assisting "the Baseball Operations Department in international and special assignment scouting, evaluating the D-backs' farm system and serving as an advisor to the GM." See also List of players from Australia in Major League Baseball References External links 1963 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players Albuquerque Dukes players Anaheim Angels players Arizona Diamondbacks executives Arizona League Padres players Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States Boston Red Sox executives Houston Astros players Jackson Mets players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball players from Australia Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball third basemen New York Mets players People educated at Epping Boys High School San Antonio Dodgers players San Diego Padres players San Diego Padres scouts Tidewater Tides players Vero Beach Dodgers players