He chose to continue exploring opportunities in baseball, and ultimately turned Intel down for a minimum wage internship with the New York Yankees, and eventually was hired into a salaried position working for the MLB team from 2000 through 2006.
The Braves announced on October 1, 2015, that Coppolella was promoted to general manager, and signed to a four-year contract.
[9][10] On October 2, 2017, Coppolella resigned his position as general manager, after Major League Baseball disclosed several infractions regarding the Braves' signings of international players.
He also had a reputation for cutting illicit pre-draft deals with amateur players or visiting them early, such as with prospect Robert Puason (which featured two Braves executives in Terry McGuirk and John Hart present, a violation of the rules).
According to sources close to the commissioner's office, this and other steps convinced Manfred that Coppolella was remorseful about his conduct.