Omar Minaya is currently the general manager of the New York Mets, a position he took in September 2004.

Born in the Dominican Republic, he moved to Queens, New York City when he was eight. He played in the minor leagues for a bit before joining the Texas Rangers' scouting team in 1985, where he helped in the signing of players such as Sammy Sosa and Juan Gonzalez.

Minaya worked his way up to assistant G.M. with his hometown New York Mets, and later became the first Hispanic G.M. when he was named to that post in 2002 as a member of the Montreal Expos.

Since joining the Mets in 2004, he has heavily recruited Latino players, including fellow Dominican Pedro Martinez and Puerto Ricans Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado. It is clear that Minaya is trying to put a Latino face on the team in a city with a strong Latin population. Many people also suspect that he is trying to lure young talent in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico towards the Mets, as the team has training complexes on both islands.