Anthopoulos joining Braves as next GM

The Atlanta Braves have selected former Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays executive Alex Anthopoulos as their general manager. Anthopoulos was introduced as general manager on Monday. Anthopoulos, the former Toronto GM, spent the last two seasons as the Dodgers’ vice-president of baseball operations. He succeeds John Coppolella, who was forced to resign on Oct. 2 after an ongoing investigation by Major League Baseball disclosed rule violations committed by the Braves in the international player market.