Rachel Minaya, the wife of former Mets GM and current Yankees executive Omar Minaya, was found dead in their New Jersey home on Saturday, according to a person briefed by the family.
Omar Minaya was not home at the time of his wife’s death.
According to the person who had been briefed by the family, suicide has been ruled out as the cause of death.
Omar Minaya joined the Yankees at the start of 2023 as a senior adviser to general manager Brian Cashman after spending 2004-10 as the Mets’ general manager and 2017-20 as a special assistant to multiple GMs in Queens.
The 65-year-old also previously served as GM of the Montreal Expos before the franchise moved to Washington and became the Nationals and also worked for the Texas Rangers in a scouting capacity.
The Minayas have two adult sons, Justin and Teddy.
Justin is a forward with the Portland Trail Blazers and has been playing for their summer league team this month in Las Vegas.
— Additional reporting by Joel Sherman