For so many who love baseball, their passion for the sport was passed down by a parent. That’s definitely the case for Meghan Jones, who grew up near Detroit,…
Meghan Jones is the first woman in the Cubs' history to hold a vice president title in baseball operations, a distinction she hopes inspires other women to follow in her footsteps.For so many who love baseball, their passion for the sport was passed down by a parent. That’s definitely the case for Meghan Jones, who grew up near Detroit, where just about everyone cheers for the Tigers.
“When I was growing up, I knew that I loved being an athlete. For a while in middle school, I really thought I’d be an Olympic swimmer,” Jones said. “I was dreaming big. But I figured I would do what I could to stay close to athletics.” “I hope that my role and my career does inspire, and at least cause some conversation around, ‘Oh – how did Megan get there? I can do that too’. It doesn’t have to be a straight-forward path,” Jones said.The 32 year-old began working for the Cubs in 2016 as an executive assistant to Theo Epstein, then president of baseball operations, and Jed Hoyer, the then general manager.
“Being able to choose where you want to go is really important, and as an organization, there’s so much that goes into that beyond the dollars,” said Jones. “So where I come in is trying to figure out how to package what we do here at the Cubs in the right way for each individual player.”
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