Chris Capuano joined the MLBPA in 2019 as Director of Operations and assumed the role of Senior Director, Operations, Business & Strategy in 2022. He advises senior leadership on major decisions with organizational, financial and business impact, and plays an integral role in the administration and coordination of various functions across the MLBPA as part of the Office of the COO. He also supports collective bargaining, group licensing and other business activities carried out by the Association.
 

A native of West Springfield, Massachusetts, Chris graduated with honors from Duke University with an Economics degree in 2000 before winning a silver medal with Team USA in the Baseball World Cup in 2001. Over 12 major league seasons as a left-handed pitcher with the Diamondbacks, Brewers, Mets, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Yankees, Chris appeared in 316 games (225 as a starting pitcher) and made the 2006 National League All-Star team with Milwaukee. He was actively engaged in player leadership as a member of the union’s Executive Subcommittee, serving as Pension Rep, through 2016, his final season in uniform.
 

Chris is currently a member of the joint MLB-MLBPA Pension Committee, which oversees the administration and stewardship of Player retirement and health benefits. He serves on the board of the Players Association’s business subsidiary, MLB Players, Inc., as chair of the board of trustees for the union’s charitable nonprofit arm, the Players Trust, and is also a board member of the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation.

Before joining the Players Association, Chris worked as strategy and business development advisor for innovative performance technology startup Proteus Motion. He earned his master’s in business administration (MBA) from MIT’s Sloan School of Management in 2019, with a concentration in the areas of finance, negotiation and global organizational leadership.