Rangers Announce Baseball Operations Promotions
Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers today announced the following promotions within the club’s baseball operations department:
- Nick Hundley – Vice President, Player Development
- Mike Parnell – Vice President, Pro Personnel
- Hamilton Wise – Vice President, Amateur & International Scouting
The 43-year-old Hundley has spent five seasons in the Texas front office, including the past two years as Senior Advisor, Baseball Operations. He has contributed in many areas of baseball operations during his time with the club, including efforts around the yearly trade deadline, amateur draft, and in player development. In his new role, Hundley’s focus will be oversight of the club’s player development operation. Following a 12-year MLB playing career from 2008-19, Hundley spent two years with Major League Baseball in 2020-21.
Parnell has spent 13 seasons with the Rangers, including the past three years as Senior Director, Professional Scouting. He has spent 11 years in various roles in the pro scouting department and serves as a leading voice to baseball operations leaders on all pro player procurement processes and strategy. The 34-year-old Parnell graduated from Cornell University in 2014 and began his career as an intern with the Rangers that year.
In his new role, the 36-year-old Wise will oversee Latin America and Pacific Rim scouting operations in addition to amateur scouting. He most recently served two years as Senior Director, International Scouting for the Rangers, and he has spent the past 11 seasons with Texas. After joining the front office as an intern in 2016, Wise has been involved in the club’s international scouting operations since 2017. Wise played baseball at Northwestern University as an undergrad before receiving his JD/MBA at Tulane University. The Dallas native attended St. Mark’s High School and still resides in the city.
ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONS: Along with these three individuals, the club has also promoted both RJ Walsh (Director, Baseball Analytics) and Justin Bedard (Director, Baseball Operations). Walsh joined the club in 2018 and most recently served as Assistant Director, Research & Development. Bedard has been with the Rangers since 2021 and had been Assistant Director, Baseball Strategy.
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