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Neander and Cash—Baseball’s Dynamic Duo Keeping Tampa Bay Rays Competitive

Combined, Erik Neander, president of baseball operations, and Kevin Cash, field manager, have logged more than three decades of serving the Tampa Bay Rays.
Neander and Cash—Baseball’s Dynamic Duo Keeping Tampa Bay Rays Competitive
Erik Neander has been Tampa Bay Rays’ president of baseball operations since September 2021. Courtesy of Donald Laible
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The presence of Erik Neander and Kevin Cash is the one constant that is responsible for a successful Tampa Bay Rays ball club in an ultra-competitive American League East.

Neander and Cash have a track record of maximizing talent and seeing the level of skills in a ball player—whether tagged a prospect, a veteran looking to make one more run on the MLB level, or someone released that hasn’t had their untapped talent yet discovered.

Donald Laible
Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.