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==Front office and media career== [[File:Frank Robinson signs autographs in Jan 2014.jpg|thumb|Robinson in January 2014]] Robinson served as an assistant [[general manager (baseball)|general manager]] for the Orioles through 1995 when he was fired.<ref name="home again"/> He worked for MLB as vice president of on-field operations from 1999 to 2002. He was responsible for player discipline, uniform policy, stadium configuration, and other on-field issues.<ref name="mlb.mlb.com">{{cite web |title=MLB Executives |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/executives.jsp?bio=robinson_frank |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023014133/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/executives.jsp?bio=robinson_frank |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=October 6, 2013 |website=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> Robinson served as an analyst for [[ESPN]] during [[spring training]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Svrluga |first=Barry |date=January 24, 2007 |title=ESPN Hires Frank Robinson As an Analyst |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012401440_pf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102175601/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012401440_pf.html |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=May 2, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> The Nationals offered to honor Robinson during a May 20 game against his former club, the [[Baltimore Orioles]], but he refused.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/15/AR2007021501676.html | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | title=Robinson Declines Celebration in His Honor | first=Barry | last=Svrluga | date=February 16, 2007 | access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> In 2007 Robinson rejoined the MLB front office serving as a special advisor for baseball operations from 2007 to 2009. He then served as special assistant to [[Bud Selig]] from 2009 to 2010 and was named senior vice president for major league operations from 2010 to 2011. In June 2012, he became executive vice president of baseball development.<ref name="mlb.mlb.com"/> In February 2015, Robinson left that position and was named senior advisor to the [[Commissioner of Baseball]] and honorary American League president.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 2, 2015 |title=Hall of Famer Robinson to become senior adviser to MLB commish |url=http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/frank-robinson-new-job-senior-adviser-commissioner-rob-manfred-american-honorary-president-020215 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214100907/http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/frank-robinson-new-job-senior-adviser-commissioner-rob-manfred-american-honorary-president-020215 |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |access-date=February 7, 2019 |work=[[Fox Sports]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
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