A's bring back Alderson as senior advisor

Sandy Alderson is returning to the Oakland Athletics' front office, as the club announced Tuesday that the former New York Mets general manager as been named senior advisor to baseball operations. Alderson took a leave of absence from the Mets in July following the reoccurrence of cancer that he dealt with in 2015. He ultimately decided to not return to his GM position with the Mets after eight years, and guiding the team to the World Series in 2015.

Alderson, 70, previously worked for the A's over 17 seasons, starting with the title of "general counsel" in 1981. He was named executive vice president, baseball operations in 1983 and guided the team to three consecutive World Series (1988-90) with the team winning the title in 1989. "His mentorship and friendship have been invaluable to me over the course of my career, and I look forward to the expertise and perspective he will add at every level of the organization," A's vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane said in a release.

After his time with the A's ended after the 1998 season, Alderson worked as an executive for Major League Baseball, and was the CEO for the San Diego Padres from 2005-09. "I am really excited to return to the A's and the Bay Area," Alderson said in the news release. "I look forward to being as helpful as I can to Billy, (general manager) David (Forst), and the rest of the baseball operations staff."

--Field Level Media