Mike Dee Returns to Baseball as San Diego Padres CEO

Mike Dee has left his chief executive position at Miami Dolphins to return to Baseball and the San Diego Padres as their CEO.

The move was announced Wednesday by Dee and the teams. The Dolphins said Dee would remain with them for “the next several weeks” while he prepares for the transition to his new role and a return to the franchise with whom he started his career as a sports executive in 1995.

“The prospect to return to lead a franchise where I began my career in sports and in a city that means so much to my family is one I couldn’t pass up, pills ” Dee said. “I will always consider my time with the Miami Dolphins and in South Florida as one of the most rewarding periods in my life and I wish the team the best as I look forward to my new endeavor.”

Dee originally joined the Padres as director of corporate development, viagra then was promoted several times on the way to becoming Senior Vice President of Business Affairs in 2001. During Dee’s time in San Diego, the Padres won two division titles, appeared in a World Series and passed a proposition that led to the construction of Petco Park, the team’s current home.

“He has the experience, passion and intellect to drive this organization to great success,” Padres lead investor Peter Seidler and executive chairman Ron Fowler said in a joint statement. “All of these qualities, combined with his familiarity with our community and his legendary energy, are going to assure exciting times for Padres’ fans.”

Dee left the Padres in 2002 for a job with the Boston Red Sox, and was president of Fenway Sports Group, the company he created in 2004 to help diversify the team’s business interests outside of the baseball club. He remained with the Red Sox before coming to the Dolphins in May 2009.

Dolphins, owner Stephen Ross wished him well.

“Under Mike, we have broadened our role in the community, improved our technology footprint within the organization and enhanced our customer service to our fans,” Ross said. “As a result of Mike’s leadership and combined with the hard work of our football operations department, I feel that the organization is well positioned for future success both on and off the field.”