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NEW YORK-AUG 14: New York Yankees general manager Cashman attends the 10th Anniversary Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation Gala at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers on January 24, 2013 in New York City. Photo by Debby Wong/ Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Brian McGuire Cashman
Place of Birth: Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 3, 1967
Ethnicity: *87.5% Irish *12.5% German
Brian Cashman is an American baseball executive. He has served as the General Manager and Senior Vice President of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB), since 1998.
He is the son of Nancy and John Cashman. He was raised in Washingtonville, New York, and then Lexington, Kentucky. Brian has two children with his former wife Mary.
Brian’s paternal grandfather was John Anthony Cashman (the son of John Crowley Cashman and Elizabeth Hickey). Brian’s grandfather John was born in Hempstead, New York. Brian’s great-grandfather John was born in County Waterford, Ireland, the son of John Cashman and Catherine Crowley. Elizabeth was born in Garden City, Nassau, New York, the daughter of Irish parents, John Hickey, from County Limerick, and Ann Kennedy.
Brian’s paternal grandmother was named Eileen Cecelia McGuire (the daughter of Vincent Xavier McGuire and Julia). Eileen was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Brian’s maternal grandfather was James Jennings Pratt (the son of James J. Pratt, Jr. and Bridget O’Rourke).
Brian’s maternal grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Staab (the daughter of Francis James Staab and Anastasia O’Neil).
Source: Genealogy of Brian’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com