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| | Colangelo out as CEO of Diamondbacks, to be replaced by Moorad |
 | | Colangelo, who moved to Arizona 36 years ago to become the Suns' general manager, remains chairman and CEO, and his son Bryan Colangelo is the team's president. |
 | | Jerry Colangelo, who brought Arizona a major league baseball franchise in 1998 and a World Series title three years later, is being forced out as chief executive officer of the Diamondbacks and will be replaced by Jeff Moorad, an agent for several top players. |
 | | Colangelo, the team's managing general partner, said Friday that after disagreements with the partnership that owns the team about the direction of the franchise, he was asked whether he would be willing to step down. |
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