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Daniel (Danny) Ray Ainge (born March 17, 1959 in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.) is a retired American professional basketball and baseball player who is currently the President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He has played in the NBA for the Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, and Phoenix Suns, and also in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays. Ainge was selected in baseball`s 1977 amateur draft by Toronto. He made it to the major leagues with the Blue Jays in 1979 while still in college, but amassed only modest numbers for the team. Mostly a second baseman, he played third base and outfield positions as well, hitting .220 in his baseball career with 2 home runs. He is the youngest player in Toronto Blue Jays history to hit a home run at 20 years and 77 days. Ainge played on the losing end of Len Barker`s 1981 perfect game, going 0-for-2. After 3 years with the Blue Jays, Ainge decided to pursue a career in basketball and was chosen in the 1981 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, who had to buy out Ainge`s contract from the Blue Jays after a legal battle.