Scott Harris

Scott Harris (born 1987) is an American baseball executive who is the president of baseball operations for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He previously served as general manager of the San Francisco Giants 2019 to 2022, a span that included the club’s 107-win 2021 season, and worked in the Chicago Cubs front office, including during their 2016 World Series championship.

Early life and education Harris is from Redwood City, California. He attended Menlo School, where he played soccer and lacrosse, and earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

He completed an MBA at Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 2015.

Harris played club lacrosse at UCLA.

Career Harris' first jobs in baseball were internships with the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds. He worked for MLB from 2010 through 2012, in the Commissioner's Office as a coordinator of Major League Operations.

The Giants hired Harris as their general manager after the 2019 season.

On September 19, 2022, the Tigers hired Harris as their new president of baseball operations after having fired Al Avila a month prior.

Detroit Tigers (2022–present) In Harris’s first full season leading baseball operations, Detroit went 78–84 in 2023, second in the American League Central.

The Tigers improved to 86–76 in 2024 and earned a Wild Card berth, their first postseason appearance since 2014.

In 2025, Detroit reached the Division Series for a second straight year before losing a 15-inning Game 5 to the Seattle Mariners.

Record as Head of Baseball Operations Team Year Regular season PostseasonGamesWonLostWin %Finish Won Lost Win % ResultDET20231627884 2nd in AL Central – – – DET2024 1628676 3rd in AL Central 4 3 Lost ALDS (CLE）DET2025 1628775 2nd in AL Central 4 4 Lost ALDS (SEA）DET2026552134 – – – –Total541272269 8 7

Executive philosophy At his 2022 introductory news conference in Detroit, Harris outlined pillars for the organization that emphasized “dominating the strike zone” on both sides of the ball and building a development-focused environment.