What is Joe Klein (baseball executive)?
{{for|the political writer and journalist|Joe Klein}} '''Joseph Anthony Klein III''' (August 22, 1942 — August 23, 2017) was an American [[professional baseball]] executive. He was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. Klein was the executive director of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]], an [[independent baseball|independent]] circuit that operates in the [[Northeast United States]]. Klein was a [[farm system|farm director]], [[scout (sport)|scouting director]], and [[general manager (baseball)|general manager]] in [[Major League Baseball]] from 1976 through 1995. Klein served as the baseball executive for the [[Texas Rangers]], [[Cleveland Indians]], and [[Detroit Tigers]]. Klein died on August 23, 2017 at a hospital in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] from complications of heart surgery at the age of 75.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/obituary-joe-klein-75-was-gm-of-three-teams/ |title=Obituary: Joe Klein, 75, was GM of three teams |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-date=2017-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109022901/http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/obituary-joe-klein-75-was-gm-of-three-teams/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Joe}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from surgical complications]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Baltimore]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Baltimore]]