 He was the fourth African-American General Manager of a Major League Baseball club in history (preceded by Bill Lucas of the Atlanta Braves, Bob Watson of the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, and Kenny Williams of the Chicago White Sox).He was promoted on October 16, 2007, having previously held the position of director of player development since 2002.Reagins pledged the Theta Upsilon chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity in 1988, while attending California State University, Fullerton.