When Zack Minasian and older brother Perry get chatting, they typically focus the talk on their children more than baseball. That is partly because Major League Baseball rules limit what they can discuss when it comes to personnel on their respective teams — but now,

The San Francisco Giants on Friday named Zack Minasian as the team's new general manager, a 41-year-old Texas native who comes from a long line of baseball professionals, including his godfather, Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda.