Doug Melvin is leaving his job as general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The team and Melvin announced the move Tuesday on Twitter. He will continue to lead the team's baseball operations department before "transitioning into an advisory role."
Milwaukee is rebuilding, having traded Carlos Gomez and Aramis Ramirez at the July 31 trade deadline. Melvin fired manager Ron Roenicke in May and replaced him with Craig Counsell.
Melvin joined the Brewers on Sept. 26, 2002, as the eighth general manager in the team's history. A team starving for success won the NL wild card in 2008 and the NL Central in 2011.
The following year, Melvin signed a contract extension keeping him with the team through this season.
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