Zack Thomas Minasian was born in
Evanston, Illinois, to Zack Minasian and his wife Barbara Ipjian. He is of
Armenian descent. Minasian was named after his father, and his middle name was selected for his godfather,
Tommy Lasorda. He graduated from the
University of Texas at Arlington. Minasian worked for the
Milwaukee Brewers for fourteen years, first joining the team as an intern in 2004 and was director of professional scouting by the age of 27. In 2019, he joined the
San Francisco Giants front office in the same role, became vice president of professional scouting in 2022, Zack and Perry Minasian are the first siblings to serve simultaneously as general managers in
Major League Baseball. ==References==