Athletics bet on youth with 31-year-old Taylor Smith to lead baseball operations
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Saying “the world is run by 31-year-olds today," Athletics owner John Fisher hired as his president of baseball operations someone he hopes continues the organization's rich history with analytics but also brings new ideas about where the sport could be headed.Taylor Smith's meteoric rise — seven years with the Tampa Bay Rays and the past two seasons with the Boston Red Sox — got Fisher's attention…
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