Joe Maddon

Joe Maddon is a highly accomplished former professional baseball manager, best known for leading the Chicago Cubs to their historic 2016 World Series championship, ending a 108-year drought. He also managed the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels, earning multiple Manager of the Year awards and consistently demonstrating innovative leadership in Major League Baseball. After orchestrating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ first winning season and division title in 2008, leading them to their inaugural World Series appearance, Joe Maddon continued to redefine managerial success throughout Major League Baseball. Maddon began his professional baseball journey in 1975, signing as a free agent with the California Angels organization and playing four seasons in Minor League Baseball as a catcher.

His leadership reached its pinnacle in 2016, when he guided the Cubs to their historic World Series championship, ending a 108-year drought and also securing the National League pennant. During this period, Maddon achieved his 1,000th managerial win in 2017 and was recognized with the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame NPASHF Excellence in Sports Award the same year. Following his successful five-year tenure with the Cubs, Maddon returned to manage the Los Angeles Angels for the 2020-2022 seasons, bringing his distinctive managerial style to the team before his departure in June 2022. Across his extensive managerial career, Joe Maddon has accumulated an impressive record of 1,382 wins against 1,216 losses, consistently demonstrating innovative leadership and a profound impact on every franchise he has led.