Milwaukee Extension

Milwaukee Brewers Extend Contracts of Doug Melvin, Ron ...

This was one of my highest priorities when I first became involved with the Milwaukee Brewers, and we could not have accomplished it without the efforts of Doug Melvin and his Baseball Operations staff,” said Brewers Chairman and Principal Owner... On behalf of Mark Attanasio and everyone in the organization, we congratulate Ron on his extension and look forward to what believe will be continued success for the Milwaukee Brewers. The 2011 campaign marked his first as a Major League manager, and he made the most of it. Roenicke led the Brewers to their first division title since 1982 and a franchise record of 96 wins. The Club defeated Arizona in the National League Division Series in five games to advance to the National League Championship Series. “I want to thank Mark Attanasio and his ownership group for their confidence in me and my staff, and for their support year in and year out,” Melvin said. “I want to thank Mark Attanasio, Doug Melvin and everyone else with the Brewers for giving me this opportunity,” Roenicke said. Prior to joining the Brewers, Melvin also served as General Manager of the Texas Rangers (1996-2001) where he helped lead the franchise to its first-ever Postseason berth in 1996. In Melvin’s tenure with the Brewers, he has engineered many key trades and signings, including trading for four of the game’s top pitchers – CC Sabathia, Zack Greinke, Shaun Marcum and Francisco Rodriguez. He came to the organization after serving 11 seasons on the staff of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, first as its third base coach (2000-2005) and later as bench coach (2006-2010). “Ron has been a tremendous addition to our staff and his leadership is instrumental in not only guiding a successful team, but also developing one of the best clubhouse environments in all of baseball,” Melvin said.  And won the Rube Foster Legacy Award, presented by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to the National League’s top executive.