Brodie Van-Wagenen: Last News

Roc Nation Sports, the sports-focused division of Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's Roc Nation, has hired former New York Mets general manager and CAA agent Brodie Van Wagenen to serve as COO and head of strategy and business development. Van Wagenen will report to Carter andRoc Nation Sports president Juan Perez.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerBrodie Van Wagenen, who left as co-head of the baseball division at CAA to make the rare transition to Major League Baseball general manager, has been let go by the team.The move came two years into his tenure and just hours after new owner Steve Cohen officially closed his deal to take over the team. Van Wagenen’s front office lieutenants, including special assistant to the GM Omar Minaya, assistant GMs Allard Baird and Adam Guttridge and player development direction Jared Banner, also were dismissed.“I want to thank Brodie, Allard, Adam and Jared for their contributions over the last two years,” the Mets’ new President of Baseball operations Sandy Alderson said in a statement.

The New York Mets are playing a Major League Baseball game right now in Atlanta, Georgia, and star Yoenis Céspedes is missing.