Auld joined the Rays as their director of planning and development in June 2005, reporting to Matthew Silverman, the team's president. He was later promoted to senior vice president of business operations.[1] When Andrew Friedman, the general manager of the Rays, left the team to become president of the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 2014 season, Silverman became the team's new general manager, with Auld being promoted to team president.[3]